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Ep29. Zen vs Technology

Posted on 2016-02-14

Once upon a time, I was a normal person…. I had the “American Life” – the thing that is supposed to make you happy, but […]

Ep21-Buzludzha! (Creepy abandoned communist building in Bulgaria)

Posted on 2015-10-25

“Did you ever find yourself believing in something you didn’t fathom before?” <Kirby theme in Budludzha> “Old communist building… I’m going to pause and put […]

Questions/Answers!

Posted on 2015-05-03

I have a friend, Bonnie, who sent me a message saying: “Hey LN, I can’t sleep, so I decided to read your blog/listen to your […]

Screw you, TSA!

Posted on 2015-01-25

“TSA stands for ‘taking scissors away’” – Leib Lurie When all of your belongings are in a backpack and you NEVER EVER (WHY WOULD YOU […]

My budget- 30 months worth (34$ a day)

Posted on 2015-01-18

“How did you afford all this travel?” It’s not really that expensive. About 1000$ a month-give or take. Since not a lot of people post their […]

How I save money

Posted on 2014-12-28

“How’d you save all that money to travel?” (To be honest- it costs less than you’d think to travel for 30 months. I’ll release a budget […]

I would do anything for love…

Posted on 2014-11-23

I decided to go back to Cape Town for a boy. This is something I haven’t done since… uh…. Highschool? I guess you could say […]

iMiss

Posted on 2014-11-02

Every 90 days or so I get homesick. Today marks the 90th day I’ve been away from home- so I wasn’t really THAT surprised when […]

Creamy or Crunchy nut-butter?

Posted on 2014-10-12

This is a question that I ask on first dates. It’s probably the most important question- because it will shape the rest of the relationship […]

Ek hou van Kaapstad (I like Cape Town)

Posted on 2014-08-22

Ah, Cape Town. I feel like I have lived, died, got reborn, and lived again here. Between love and fear, the past 2 weeks have […]

Ecuador (Quito and Galapagos) – Zombie Survival

Posted on 2013-04-15

I want to talk about 2 places in Ecuador for the Zombie Apocalypse. One very quickly (Quito) and one in more detail (Galapagos). First […]

Free(ish) flights (hack)

Posted on 2013-04-10

Lifehack/Protip time: I calculated my trip so far: 9897$ for everything. This includes 4500$ for flights/travel expenses. The rest was living/tours/food/etc. Not too Shabby considering […]

The kindness of strangers

Posted on 2012-12-23

I think I’m in love with Nicaragua. The people, the atmosphere, the climate, the culture…. The sheer niceness of people just blows me away. Things […]

Packing……

Posted on 2012-10-11

Here is a short-list of everything that is in my backpack. CLOTHING: 2 –Under Armor quick-dry shirt 1 Columbia Short Sleeve Shirt (quick-dry) 2 pairs […]

Hope, fear, love

Posted on 2012-09-26

I have 38 days until I leave. I’m excited and nervous at the same time. (nervited? exitous?) I spoke with my grandparents a while back. […]

30-15-30

Posted on 2012-08-29

On my 30th birthday I decided to (attempt) to walk 30-miles around Manhattan and across all the Manhattan bridges. (15 of them). So I started […]

Brick! (LA) Crossfit

Posted on 2012-03-26

I’m staying in a hostel in West Hollywood. The hostel is AMAZING—but they have mixed-dorm rooms. (something I haven’t done since Vienna). At first I […]