Below depicts all the gear that I will have on me for my year long trip. Click on the image to see what each item is. At this point I feel like I am still carrying too much. This list is still a rough estimate, I’ll do another post when I am for sure.
Kelty Coyote [...]

I quit my job this past week. I will soon be unemployed on the 25th of March. Now I have to get all my 401k, ASPP, and benefits in order before I leave. I also have to do my taxes which I’ve been putting off every weekend. T minus a little over 2 weeks and [...]

In the spirit of backpacking around the world, I decided that it only made sense that I had a post talking about the packs I plan on taking. My main pack will be a Kelty Coyote 4900. I think it’s made for camping and hiking, but it was one of the most comfortable packs I [...]

Finally got my last round of vaccinations today. Along with my antibiotics and malaria medicine, I’m invincible and ready to take on the world!

Since the decline of the dollar I am trying to find ways to decrease my expenditures. There are two main fees that I am familiar with thus far. The first a foreign transaction fee which get applied when using your plastic in other countries with different currency. The second is the all too familiar cross [...]

I have a FSA account with my current employer which means each year I have a set amount of money that I can use towards medical expenses. When I leave my company all that money disappears. So before my departure date I plan on using as much of the money as I can.
I scheduled a [...]

I sit here at Panera Bread excited to bring news of our first step to starting our journey. I ordered 2 economy class tickets from KC to Dublin by way of Washington DC. Went through kayak.com then to cheaptickets.com. I had a lot of problems ordering displayed flights. It would display a super low price [...]