Last week in partnership with Canadian Rockies Golf, I took an epic 7 day trip to Alberta to see the best of what the area had to offer in terms of golf and the outdoors. To put it bluntly, the Candian Rockies were even more breathtaking and spectacular than I could have expected. Arriving in […]
Visit Jordan: The Ultimate Guide to Traveling to Jordan
I’m willing to bet that in the grand scheme of places on your “to visit” list, that visiting Jordan isn’t necessarily at the top of the list. I mean, who actually goes to visit that small country in the middle East tucked between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Well, me for starters. Since I started this site in […]
Top 50 Bars in the World: An Update on My Latest Quest
For those of you who have been following me for a while, you’ve probably discerned that I have a fascination with lists and quests. It started with the very first page published here at Location Rebel: My bucket list (which is getting an overhaul shortly). A couple years after that I set out to experience […]
How to Make Travel More Enjoyable by Finding “Your Thing”
While I had no idea at the time, 8 years ago I had an experience that would shape the way I traveled for years to come. Late in 2010, I crossed off a big bucket list item for me of going to NYC. Now the Big Apple is probably the place I visit most routinely […]
Digital Nomad Productivity: 15 Strategies for Working on the Road
I’m going to venture a guess, and say that you don’t actually want to be a digital nomad. Sure you’d love to travel more, see exciting new places, and be able to take your work with you – but it’s that nomadic part, that most of us (including myself, don’t actually want). We do however want a digital hybrid […]
24 Things I Learned from Taking a Two Month Global Sabbatical
Well, I’m back. After 2 months, 6 countries, 10 flights, 22 beds, 26 cocktail bars, and over 4,000 km driven – last week I returned from an epic two month trip around the world with my wife. She was in the fortunate position of being able to take an extended sabbatical to celebrate 10 years […]
Traveling Abroad Checklist: 10 Things to Do Before a Big Trip
I still remember sitting at the Portland Airport on January 5th, 2010. I was feeling pretty much every emotion possible. For starters, the intense fear of stepping into the unknown and moving to a new country (on a new continent) where everything would be foreign to me. There was unbridled excitement to finally be doing […]
Singapore Suites Class: How to Fly the $10,455 Flight for 97% Less
October 20th, 2016 was a big day for me. It marked the 7th anniversary of when I left my job to pursue this whole entrepreneurship thing. I’d been traveling for the last few weeks, and was getting ready to leave Bangkok to head home – when I decided I wanted to do something special. To […]
How to Actually Cross Things Off Your Bucket List in 2017
As I type these words I’m currently sitting on a Singapore Air Suites Class flight that retails for $10,455. Yes, you read that price right. Hold on one second, let me take a photo: Any moment now, my appetizer course is due to arrive which is made up of lobster, caviar, and is served with […]
Best Travel Stories: 5+ Short Travel Stories from a Digital Nomad
A big part of the DNA of this website is travel. And you don’t travel for 3-4 months out of the year for a decade without ending up with some pretty interesting travel stories. In the past two weeks I’ve been to Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Singapore, Saigon, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Bangkok. So rather […]