I first wrote about craft beer in Mexico back in 2014 after attending a local beer festival in Guanajuato. I tasted a few wonderfully aromatic pale ales, German-style Heifweizens, a Belgian-style whit beer, a couple red ales, and one of the best stouts I’d had in years. All made within a few hours’ drive from…
There are plenty of things to do in Guanajuato, the city that has been my adopted home on and off for more than a decade. You can sit in one of the many plazas (and have a drink in some), wander the pedestrian-only alleyways, catch a cultural performance, or even take a street food tour….
Ready to take the leap? “I’m all for sticking everything in storage and moving abroad to cut my expenses, but what I do for a living isn’t portable. What am I going to do for work if I go traveling or move to another country? How do I look for international jobs? How do I…
Arizona has some of the most iconic stops along the famed Route 66 — from Seligman, the little town where the road’s historic designation first took hold, to Holbrook’s tepee-themed Wigwam Motel, which served as inspiration for the Cozy Cone Motel in Pixar’s “Cars.” More than 14 miles of the road run through Flagstaff. As…
Formerly the Blackstone Hotel originally built in 1916, Kimpton Cottonwood Hotel in Omaha, Nebraska, has a storied history. It was a popular stop-off point for well-traveled folks making their way between San Francisco and Chicago by train. President John F. Kennedy and his wife Jackie spent their fifth wedding anniversary in the stately brick building. …
One of Los Cabos first big hotels built in the 1990s, Marina Fiesta Resort has an incredible spot right on the city’s marina. The hotel takes full advantage of this location offering private boat trips out to see the Los Cabos arch and was built so that most rooms have a view of the boat-filled…
Permaculture is a system of designing our surroundings. It can include everything from how our home operates efficiently and how we sustainably acquire our energy to how we produce our own healthy organic foods. It is this last item—growing food— for which the permaculture movement gets the most attention. But permaculture designs are about far…
 The readers of this blog are travelers and adventurers who enjoy the outdoors. So I know you probably buy a healthy amount of travel apparel, outdoor clothing, and luggage. If you are starting to pay attention to international shipping and its impact on our ever-hotter climate though, how can you help your fellow countrymen…
A permaculture garden differs from other modern farming techniques because its focus is on more than merely growing food. Permaculture practitioners seek to find balances between the give and take of nature– animals included– and the needs of humanity. From sustainable homes and renewable energy sources to food forests, the permaculture movement is about much more than gardening. However,…
The woes of the world’s fresh water supply are proving increasingly problematic. Aquifers around the world are starting to dry up. Due to rising temperatures, snowpack is failing to provide enough sustainable surface supply. Municipal water sources in some cities have moved beyond questionable to full-on toxic. Because we all depend on H20 to live, learning how to…
