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2015 Travel Summary

Here we are again, at the beginning of a new year, wondering where time went. Looking back at the past twelve months, thinking how we could have done things better, what is still missing in our lives and wondering where the next 52 weeks will take us. For me, the past year was one full […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part VI

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’ve been listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read part 1, part 2, part 3 , part 4  and part 5 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are, in no particular order, the last 15 most memorable travel experiences:   15. Shopping and eating in indigenous markets in […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part V

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read part 1, part 2, part 3 and part 4 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:     30. Bicycling on Nicaragua’s Isla de Ometeppe   29. Taking natural mud baths   28. […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part IV

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read part 1, part 2 and part 3 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:   45. Wild camping in Liechtenstein’s Alps   44. Visiting the cotton castle in […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part III

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read the first 20 items and the next 20 in the previous posts. Without further ado, here are the next 15 travel experiences in no particular order:     60. Bicycling amongst the ancient temples of Bagan (Myanmar)   59. […]

100 Essential Travel Experiences, Part II

As a tribute to carefree traveling, I’m listing my most memorable travel experiences so far. You can read the first 20 items in the previous post. Without further ado, here are the next 20 travel experiences in no particular order:   80. Bathing in Budapest’s public baths in the snow     79. Indulging in […]

An Announcement: The Trip of a Lifetime – 100Essential Travel Experiences

It’s been quiet on Travel Cake these past few months. Some of you have been asking me where I’ve been and what I’ve been up to. Well, I can tell you this much: I haven’t been slacking! I’ve moved from Ecuador to Belgium where I have been slaving away at a 9 to 5 desk […]

9 Day Trips you should Never Take

… Because they should be overnight trips! Day trips… convenient, efficient, and seemingly harmless. They let you cram a lot of sights into a short amount of time. But let’s be honest—some places deserve better than that. In my travels, I’ve come across too many spots that suffer under the weight of day-tripper tourism. You […]