by Greg Rodgers | Feb 19, 2020
I picked up this beauty today to be my travel journal for 2020. Paperblanks journals are always my first choice [they didn’t pay me to say that], and I am very particular. The selection process for my annual travel journal has become a ritual, and I love it....
by Greg Rodgers | Dec 7, 2017
Forget the myth that travelers are hard to buy for. Yes, it’s true: we don’t prefer things with mass, especially items that have to be stored, moved, or later taken to Goodwill in a stealthy manner. But that doesn’t mean that we are hard to please....
by Greg Rodgers | Apr 20, 2016
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. — John Muir I once dabbled in the Himalayas in North India. Now it’s time for the real deal. I leave Chiang Mai tomorrow for Kathmandu where I’ll gear up with enough cold-weather crap to equip an Eskimo...
by Greg Rodgers | Apr 4, 2013
Here are a few of my favorite travel quotes. Feel free to send me new ones and I’ll gladly post them. Dont take life too seriously…no one comes out alive. – Elbert Hubbard A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving. – Lao...
by Greg Rodgers | Apr 4, 2013
Rolf Potts, author of the book Vagabonding, describes vagabonding travel as: “The act of leaving behind the orderly world to travel independently for an extended period of time” and “A deliberate way of living that makes freedom to travel...
by Greg Rodgers | Apr 3, 2013
Traveling obviously isn’t about keeping a country count or checking things off of a list! I don’t advocate that. On most years, I don’t add a new country. Instead, I choose to get to know places I love better. My adventure bucket list and accounts of...
by Greg Rodgers | Apr 3, 2013
2017 – Present: I use photos to support articles for TripSavvy. 2007 – Present: Travel photography all over the world 2010 – 2017: I licensed my photography to support articles written for goasia.about.com. 2015: One of my photos from Burma used for...
by Greg Rodgers | Apr 3, 2013
Travel Writing Experience for Greg Rodgers I have been a full-time, location-independent travel writer and blogger since 2006. I’ve been getting paid for it since 2007. June 2021 – Present: Creator of Science of Escape January 2006 – Present: Creator...
