Blogs of Travel

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE, SO MAKE IT COUNT

I love hiking and being in the outdoors as much as I’ve got a great passion for water and aquatic life. You can expect to be reading about diving, trekking, travelling, camping and climbing mountains with an occasional book review, a healthy recipe and of course leading a sustainable lifestyle on our planet.

passion for travel and off the beaten path destinations

My name is Caroline Achieng Otieno, and I am a citizen of the Republic of Kenya currently resident in the Netherlands. A background in International Relations, and a graduate degree in International Law with a human rights specialization and a couple of years in communication, I chose to combine my love for travel with my experience in writing.

This is our story of how we quit the American Dream and went after our own to travel the world.

Off the Beaten Track Travel Guide & Blog

This is a travel website for those who are like me (and my hubby Jim) and really enjoy the adventure of traveling without the limits of an organized tour but certainly will take advantage of one when it is offered! With a little bit of planning and research we can be free to travel wherever our dreams take us. Most of time on our own, but sometimes with good friends or friendly strangers.

an excellent travel blog with tons of content - well worth a visit!

Efraín Villa, the Aimless Vagabond, is an optimist, cynic, and lover of contradiction. He’s also a photographer, actor, and global wanderer whose endless quest for randomness has led him to a mixed bag of careers, including: tourism marketing director for the great state of New Mexico, pharmaceutical salesman of vaginal cream, med school professional fondling recipient (AKA standardized patient), trainer in police shooting simulations, and “pseudo intoxicated patron” in federal liquor licensing studies.

In between big trips, I try to get my travel fix by exploring new places right at home or within driving distance. In doing so, I fulfill my need to explore and mentally recharge.