CURRENT LOCATION: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA All my friends were in class when I got off my first plane in Germany. Based on statistics and tradition, that’s where I should’ve been, too. Goals and dreams propelled me to Berlin, though, because I couldn’t find or fulfill what I wanted working a 9–5 in Nashville. I wanted…

CURRENT LOCATION: TALLINN, ESTONIA The Alpha and Omega of Google search results, Wikipedia, defines the phrase “Digital Nomads” as: “Individuals who leverage telecommunications technologies to perform their work duties, and more generally conduct their lifestyle in a nomadic manner.” — Wikipedia People like us explain the moniker a little more personally and emotionally, though…

Defining “World Travel” The “world travel” niche of the Internet has grown so saturated with bullshit that even thinking about it is enough to induce nausea in the strongest stomachs of blog readers. “20 Cities You HAVE to Visit in Your 20s” “This broke bartender is backpacking across Europe, and it’s awesome!” “One…

Disclaimer: This is an event that took place during a particularly angry time in my life. I’d also been reading a lot of Hunter S. Thompson at the time and channeled his leanings in both my lifestyle and writing. I understand that I’m the villain in this story, but it’s…

I had been drinking since 5pm, and that meant I’d been drinking for 5 hours. The hostel was boring, and I had finished enough work to feel good about myself, so I avoided both the boredom and the chance that I’d do anything else productive by aggressively mixing Ballentine’s with…

I think I’m going to stop drinking for a while. Before you ask: Yes, I drank to excess last night. Yes, I’m writing this with an ungodly hangover. No, I can’t remember everything that happened. I wish I could say this is a new or rare experience for me, but…

And that’s why no one trusts us — I just wanted wheels. Seventeen, a pocket full of cash from being a ridiculously good janitor, and a near overpowering lust for the freedom an automobile would grant me, I had been lot-hopping with my dad the past week. This one might be it. Black leather, decent fuel economy, and…