Last year I did a year in review post, so by doing it again this year I am turning it into a tradition. This is more for me (to see my own progress) than it is for you, but I hope you can learn something as well. If you want to read last years you [...]

“Is that something sexual?” I was on the MAX train in Portland trying to explain to the guy sitting next to me why I was in Portland last weekend. First I said “for a conference”, but then he wanted to know the name of the conference. Which is what prompted the previously mentioned question. One [...]

“Do lots of traveling now because once you have kids you won’t be able to travel.” I’ve heard that many times. After returning from a trip to France in 2010 many friends and coworkers shared this advice. Usually with a slightly melancholy tone as they clearly wish they could travel more. Many times finances or [...]

I’m writing this from 24,000 feet as we slowly climb on the flight from Boise to Chicago, with London as the final destination. This flight kicks off our tour of Europe. For the past few years we tried to do a small trip (Caribbean, Hawaii, Mexico, etc) and a large trip (France, South Africa) each [...]

Imagine sitting down to read a book, only to realize it is the story of your life, until now, written like a novel. How would that read? Interesting and engaging? Or would it be boring and repetitive? Download a free guide on Designing Forms That Convert It’s free, so just enter your email address and [...]

Some of these lessons took longer to learn than others, but all of them are important enough to me to be worth sharing with you. The most important thing you gain from travel is perspective. Perspective on other cultures, languages, and ways of living. Staying within your home country or culture you can only learn [...]

My wife and I have spent the last two weeks traveling in France. Paris for a few days, then the rest of the time in Nice. Here are a few photos from while we were in Paris. I’ll post more photos later of Nice and the rest of the trip. Download a free guide on [...]