Kyle The Vagabond – The Best Time to Travel is Now

Vagabond Tales: The Thin Line Between Backpacker and Homeless

June 13, 2013

Long-term backpackers can be a competitive bunch. In case you’ve never spent time in the common room of a youth hostel, either nursing a hangover, mingling with strangers, or ogling at the opposite sex, the conversation always starts with a simple and genuine phrase: “Where are you from?” Once initial pleasantries have been exchanged and [...]

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18 Planning, Preparation, and Travel Tips For Making Your Dream Trip A Reality

May 21, 2013

Admit it. You have a dream trip in your mind that has yet to be taken. That one place that has always seemed just out of reach, just around the next paycheck, and is usually used with the phrase “I’m saving it for when…”. You probably already have the details mapped out in your head, [...]

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Vagabond Tales: Where is the Roof of North America?

April 25, 2013

For some reason, every continent seems to have a roof. Bolivia is known as “the roof of South America” for its high, empty and multi-colored altiplano that has an average elevation of 12,300 feet. Mt. Kilimanjaro has been called “the roof of Africa” for its glacial, 19,340-foot summit that presides over the equatorial plains. The [...]

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Vagabond Tales: Fear and Loathing in San Felipe

April 25, 2013

The strip clubs in San Felipe, Mexico, aren’t open on Tuesdays. For most travelers to Baja, this isn’t overly concerning. After all, with all of the surfing, fishing, diving and fish taco eating that can easily consumer your entire day, the fact that strip clubs are closed for one day of the week shouldn’t be [...]

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Vagabond Tales: How Travel Can Literally Make You Younger

April 25, 2013

The famous Spanish explorer Ponce de León spent parts of his travels on an unfruitful search for the fountain of youth. Sailing from Puerto Rico to Florida in 1513 on a voyage, which would become the first documented European exploration of the American mainland, rumors of de León’s search for the mythical fountain wouldn’t arise [...]

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Leaves No Holes In What You See At The Holy See

March 22, 2013

The Vatican City has been in the news a lot lately what with there being a new Pope elected and all. I first visited the Vatican City in 2004 on my very first trip to Europe, and I will be returning to the world’s smallest country once again this upcoming May. In anticipation of my [...]

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Maui Do’s and Dont’s, Part 2

February 22, 2013

6. Don’t: Drive to Hana without stopping along the way As we mentioned in our article “Ten Tips for Driving the Road to Hana”, there is a decidedly “right” way and a decidedly “wrong” way to drive the famous Road to Hana. A 52-mile stomach churner which has no shortage of one-lane bridges and dramatic [...]

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February “Spotlight On Maui”: How Cold Is Haleakala Crater?

January 31, 2013

“Spotlight On Maui” is a monthly series written for VacationRoost, an online accommodation site helping you find your perfect rental. Just because “Haleakala” means “House of the Sun”, don’t let the name fool you into thinking it’s warm. Most February visitors to Maui come to the island with expectations of sun, warmth, and working on [...]