The Cheap Route

Patagonia Video – A Story For Tomorrow

Mike — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:24:38 +0000

My friend Travelstache just posted this video on facebook. He posts a lot of cool stuff, but I really liked this one. It’s called “A Story For Tomorrow”, and it’s a video that a couple made about their 5 week trip to Patagonia and Chile. The video is really well done, and has an awesome [...]

Exploring The Maldives

Guest — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:31:44 +0000

The Maldives is world-famous as the ultimate luxury holiday destination, but there are some great deals to be found for holidays here, giving you the chance for the holiday of a lifetime! The Maldives is a chain of over 1,000 islands off the southern coast of India. Its tropical climate has average temperatures of around [...]

Really Good Boxing Day Tsunami Film

Mike — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:16:10 +0000

A film comprised of actual Tsunami footage edited together along with the survivors narrative to tell the actual stories of Boxing Day 2004.

Country Counting – What Counts As A Visit?

Mike — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 08:29:19 +0000

Anybody that’s traveled extensively will tell you that eventually your ego gets involved in your travel decision making. At a certain point, a point which surely depends on the person, you start to count the countries you’ve been to, and you begin to collect the “notches under your belt”. When you’re making travel plans, you [...]

Travel Hotspots That Will Nurture Your Inner Nerd

Guest — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:10:25 +0000

Didn’t “geek” used to be derogatory? When once to be called a “geek” was enough to cause one to have a lifelong inferiority complex, it now is considered a badge of honor. Consider Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg–both self-described lifelong geeks. Who’s laughing now? Geeks have many places to feel welcome, other than an online [...]

El Camino Del Rey – The Unknown 2nd Half

Mike — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:41:12 +0000

Recently L. Vincent from New Zealand left a comment on one of the most popular posts on the site, Photos To El Caminito Del Rey. He let me know that I never actually completed the hike, that really I only went about half way. This came as a surprise to me because I’ve read a [...]

World Map Showing Visa Requirements

Mike — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:57:53 +0000

I’m currently planning a trip to the Middle East with a friend of mine, trying to figure out which countries are both safe and easy to get into for US and Finnish citizens. He just sent me over a link to some wikipedia pages showing maps with countries highlighted in colors based on Visa requirements. [...]

Caminito Del Rey Von Ryans Express Video

Mike — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 06:29:18 +0000

One of the most popular posts on this site has been about a dangerous hike in Southern Spain known as El Caminito Del Rey. Although El Caminito Del Rey has become a bit of an internet sensation in recent times, it’s not well known that it was featured in the movie “Von Ryan’s Express” back [...]

A Video From My Recent Colombia Trip

Mike — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:24:13 +0000

While in Colombia I made friends with a guy from Buenos Aires. He ended up traveling with us for 9 or 10 days so we visited a lot of the same places. He carried one of the little Go Pro cameras with him and made this video when he got home. The video is pretty [...]

Visiting Colombia: My Trip Recap

Mike — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:42:33 +0000

It’s 10pm on a Monday night, my friends just left and I’m now sitting here alone at the Cranky Croc hostel in Bogotá, Colombia, reflecting on my last 2 weeks here in Colombia. The trip was great, it was full of adventure, close calls, beaches, and beer. Colombia is a beautiful country I’ll surely visit [...]