Started from the bottom, now I’m at the top… of California.
Or really, I should say “out of” California, since I’m posting this from Portland, OR. My Amtrak-sponsored trip started off in San Diego on Monday and in less than a week, I’ve made it almost all the way up the coast towards my final destination of Vancouver,
Venice, CA: Canal Club
Go to Canal Club during happy hour or don’t go at all, that’s what I say. It’s a decent happy hour for the Venice area. The HH menu is lengthy and looks cheap but the portions are small so things add up quick. Especially if you come
Ultimate Showdown: Bus, plane, car or train?
In the past year alone, I’ve managed to cross the United States in every form of transportation possible: twice by car, once by train, once by bus and a handful of times through the air. As I start my first vertical trip from San Diego to Vancouver,
Paying homage to US rails on National Train Day.
Did you know trains have a national day of recognition? Me neither! Not until recently at least. Today, May 11th just so happens to be National Train Day. Huzzah! Cheers! Prost! Trains are certainly worth raising a glass to. Especially our rails here in the United States!
Five apps you shouldn’t travel without.
Aside from the standard social media apps (VINE!) there are a few apps that I regularly use throughout my travels. From apps that help make traveling easier to apps that help pass the time, there is always an app for that. Here are 5 of the apps
Spanish Pause: Blacking Out w/ Sebas, #11Fest Edition
If you were in Athens, OH a few weeks ago for #11Fest getting rowdy in true Bobcat fashion, it’s likely you’re still in need of a Spanish Pause. It’s been several weeks since the festival, but I can STILL feel my liver battling the day’s abuse. Thousands descended
Leave college with MORE than a piece of paper.
First off, congratulations to everyone who graduated college this year! Four years (ehh… or so for some) of hard work has paid off and now you have your college diploma. Woopty doo! Let me let you in on a little secret though now that you’re done with
No city can compare to what Pittsburgh has.
It doesn’t take much to convince me to go out for a night in dahtahn Pittsburgh. $1 beers usually do the trick. Tad’s and the Penguins Down in the South Side there’s a gem called Tad’s. It’s a hole-in-the-wall dive bar that can be counted on every
Five nomadic stressors and how to deal.
Stress is one of those things that if you don’t deal with quickly it can easily become overwhelming and get exponentially worse and worse. Before you know it, a single stressor can multiply and infuse with other stressors into one massively stressful dilemma. Unless you dig yourself
Music and Travel: How to NOT make friends on your trip.
Music and travel go together better than peanut butter and jelly, Chuck Taylor’s and 501′s, Corona and the beach, etc. It’s a classic combination that young travelers are all familiar with. In 2013, how many young people will leave for vacation without headphones? Not many, to be
Keep trucking forward along your own path.
What’s an adventure without a good hurdle or two? As with any endeavor, Glass Duffle has not been without its fair share of obstacles. From Border Patrol tearing through my car on the way east from San Diego to the abrupt manner in which Ted Cadillac and
My letter imploring Greyhound Denver to improve service.
When I was back in Denver, CO trying to get to Athens, OH for 11Fest, I had a very disappointing first experience with Greyhound. It was so upsetting that I wrote them a pretty lengthy letter detailing the experience and my suggestions for how service could be