The Continental Divide Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail are both long-distance hiking trails connecting the Mexican and Canadian borders of the United States. Every year, a class of hopeful thru-hikers sets out on (what is many times) a once-in-a-lifetime journey with the hopes of completing the
Why the PCT Is Better Than the CDT
The Pacific Crest Trail and the Continental Divide Trail are largely regarded as two of the greatest long-distance hiking trails in the world. Hiking one of these trails requires a huge amount of time and dedication; time and dedication that many people will only be able to accommodate once (if
The Triple Crown: AT, PCT, CDT
The Triple Crown refers to the hiking of the three great long-distance trails in the United States: the Appalachian Trail, the Pacific Crest Trail, and the Continental Divide Trail. Our dear friend Mr. Appa The Sky Bison has changed his mission from hiking the PCT a second time to hiking instead
10 Things You Can Do In Japan (And Not The US)
One of my favorite things about traveling is being able to see how laws and social taboos (what silly things they are) change across countries. Differences between Japan and the United States extend beyond simply bowing and taking off your shoes to enter places. The following ten things are not
Making Change In Brazil
Like HALLS and the thumbs-up, there are other things that make life here in Brazil just a little different from back in the America of North and its respective states (and I'm not just talking about the threat of monkeys). What is it now? It's pennies. I will demonstrate with the following
How To Be On-time In Brazil
Being late can make you look fashionable. Being late can make you look rude. Being late can make you pregnant. And in Brazil, being late can make you one of the locals. So you are invited to a party (I know, it's your lucky day), and the host tells you that their Super Saturday Football Best
Learning The Metric System In Brazil
In Brazil I have discovered that when I step onto a scale I appear to be very light, but when I go to the gym I appear to be very weak; that a five-degree temperature difference is a big deal and going 100 on the freeway isn't; that keys don't always unlock doors and that measuring drinks in
The Brazilian Beach Pigeon
Everybody hates seagulls. Everybody. And if you are sitting there thinking to yourself, "now just a second there, I like seagulls" then you are wrong - they suck. That said, I am grateful that I have yet to see a seagull in Brazil (or to hear their annoying squawk - god dammit I hate