by admin on January 31, 2012

To catch some of you up, I’ve spent the last 2 weeks in Nepal. During that time, I trekked the Annapurna Circuit for 11 days, which is said to be one of the top treks in the world.
Done. Dusted. Complete!
Ryan-1, Annapurna Circuit, Nepal-0.
I’ve climbed to the highest I’ve ever been in my life (18,000ft, 5416m), [...]
by admin on January 7, 2012

As I’m sitting here in my folks nice comfortable living room with a cup of coffee, fast wifi, my dog, and a fully stocked refrigerator, I realize that it will be the last time I’m going to live this comfortably for a while.
Travel is rough isn’t it?
Tomorrow I embark on a journey to the highest [...]
by admin on November 1, 2011

When most people think of California, they think of beaches, palm trees, big cities, and LOTS of people.
However, there’s a place 4 hours east of San Francisco that’s unlike any place on Earth. It’s name is Yosemite National Park.
Tucked away high in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, you can expect some of the best views [...]
by admin on April 8, 2011

Hey guys!
It’s been 4 months since I’ve returned from my trip around the world and I’ve got itchy feet. Luckily, my world of rainy Portland, Oregon is about to change (Seriously, it’s rained something like the last 30 of 32 days). Frankly, I just can’t take it anymore.
So starting on Sunday, I’m embarking on my [...]
by admin on April 6, 2011

So I’m getting all jacked up about starting my new job as a tour guide through North America next week. I’ll primarily lead tours of up to 13 foreigners on camping trips through many of the national parks in America.
With the whole camping theme in mind, I figured I’d share my experience of camping 32 [...]
by admin on April 4, 2011

Hey guys! So here’s my second product review on FME.
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ll only do product reviews for products that I truly believe in.
The E-Book, “How To Make Your Photos Not Suck,” by Sean Ogle is one such product.
For those unfamiliar with HDR photography, it’s a style of photograpy that creates an incredibly dramatic [...]
by admin on March 30, 2011

When traveling, you get bombarded with countless ways to entertain yourself. It can be mind-boggling to try to determine which activities you must do and ones you should opt out on.
I’ll save you a little trouble.
If in the north of Thailand (Laos or Vietnam), GO ON A TREK!
When I was in Pai, Thailand I decided [...]