The GORUCK Cross Trainer shoe is one of the best all-around performing shoes I’ve tested, especially for adventurous travel and daily wear if you only want one pair of shoes. The following is a review of my time testing and abusing these shoes, my thoughts on these shoes for travel and hard use fitness, and … Read more
The hunt for a perfect minimalist day pack that is streamlined and durable, looks good, and at a great price can be difficult. Thankfully, the REI Ruckpack 18 fits the bill perfectly as a durable, minimalist day pack for the outdoors, city, and travel. Read on to discover why this 18 liter pack is perfect … Read more
Since the 1970s, travelers and backpackers have used guidebooks, like Lonely Planet and Frommers, as their maps and mentors for exploring the world – filled with itineraries, cities, histories, and stories that incited backpacking around the world and dictated the most popular destinations. The Banana Pancake Trail | The Gringo Trail | The Balkan Walk … Read more
Whether you’re traveling for business or pleasure, the craziness of moving can easily disrupt anyone’s fitness routine. Finding the time to squeeze in a good workout is hard enough, but working out in a hotel gym with little equipment can be tough…especially if there is no hotel gym! Lucky for us, the “Crossfit hotel WODs”, … Read more
As much as I hate to admit it, the perfect men’s travel shirt doesn’t exist. You might find comfortable travel shirts that look good – but those same “perfect travel shirts” may be too delicate to adventure hard in, dry too slowly, and get destroyed when you drop it off at a Southeast Asian laundry … Read more
When it comes to luggage and travel, less is more. The dry bag laundry method is the epitome of this “traveler minimalism” and it makes for the perfect travel laundry kit. Keeping a dry bag for laundry allows you to wash anytime, meaning you can travel more with fewer sets of clothes but still have … Read more
As I cruised up to Batu Bolong Beach I could feel the butterflies fluttering in my stomach. It had been about 7 years since I’d even tried to step on a surfboard. Even then, that board was a gigantic foam thing that did whatever it wanted. Calling it a “surfboard” would be a stretch. Despite … Read more
In the new remake of the movie Point Break “the Ozaki 8” is a challenge posed to the adventure sports world for honor and the pursuit of adventure. The Ozaki eight extreme sports “ordeals” are intended to honor the elements and forces of nature while testing the abilities of “poly-athletes”. Ono Ozaki, the creator of … Read more
Getting in a good workout without a gym can be difficult, whether traveling to a far off corner of the world or simply stuck at home. Understandably, being stuck in a hotel room, at home, or in a guest house in a rural part of Southeast Asia can seem like a valid excuse to skip … Read more
Staying fit and strong should be a priority no matter where we’re at in life. Good fitness and the health that comes with make for practical insurance policy against sickness and injury. Whether we’re stuck in a hotel or guest house, or limited by a home gym, we should be limited in how we train … Read more