As readers of this blog know, I have chronicled everything about my 2022 Alaska trip from planning to budgets and from adventures and even a few misadventures as well as all the outdoor experiences and activities. I spent a year planning that trip to Alaska so you don’t have to …. See my video for…
While my Alaska fishing trip is a still fresh I’m now deep in the planning stages for my Amazon Fishing Expedition in August. This post focuses more on the budget and how to pay for it. Points Strategy The plan was always to use points from American Express, Amazon and Bass Pro Shops as well…
There are no wrong first aid kits, except the one you don’t have. here are the kits I have and when and how I pack them: see video for details on different kits: Basic / Travel kits This should be a basic kit that you take with you on all overnight or weekend trips, keep…
Happy Birthday to me. Today I’m the big 6-0. Sixty. At 60 I do not plan on slowing down. I’m going to continue to travel, learn, do and experience life to the fullest. This blog is about present and future fishing and travel adventures that I will embark upon for at least the next three…
Besides adventure books (see blog post here), I love a good field guide when I’m out and about. See video post of field guides below:
When not on an adventure, or planning for my next expedition, I am reading about the trials and tribulations of past explorers, adventurers or soldiers of fortune. Here’s a list (by no means a full or final list) of my favorites, and not in any particular order: Brazil and the Amazon Through the Brazilian Wilderness…
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A new year brings … whatever. I don’t do New Year’s BS posts. So here is what I have planned for 2022 and if the last two years are any guide, who knows (see 2021 recap here). Budgets and Plans My current budget for 2022 Fishing & Adventure trips, including all in on Alaska (travel,…
One thing I discovered in all my travels, including spending 11 months backpacking across Europe in the 1980s , is that you never have enough time to see and do what you want. Eleven months and two weeks in Europe and I couldn’t see everything, so I don’t expect a 3-week Alaska expedition to allow…
