I spend a lot of time traveling to dangerous third world countries. Most of the places I go are actually fairly safe overall, but there are always dangers when you travel overseas. I worry a little more about being stranded in the wilderness…either the jungles I’m hiking through or the concrete jungles of the cities […]
This video was originally posted by Fernando at The Modern Survivalist. It’s a great website that I recommend. Fernando is from Argentina and talks about living through the economic collapse that occurred in that country 10 years ago. He has a lot of very good survival information. He posted the video below, which shows […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz Read the story below: In Kenya, Al-Shabab gunmen slay 28 bus passengers who could not recite an Islamic creed A band of 20 Islamist terrorists armed with automatic weapons tried to stop a bus filled with local citizens in Kenya. The driver heroically kept driving. The terrorists raked the bus […]
Links to some of the best reading on the web. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. 61 Travel Tips to Make You the World’s Savviest Traveler Some superb travel information here. If you like the content of the article, check out the author’s book How to Travel the World […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz Being an avid traveler and having spent some time in Argentina, several of my friends sent me this video of a recent Buenos Aires robbery that was caught on camera, asking if there were prevention lessons that could be learned for people both at home and traveling abroad. The video […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why Kids Shoot Up High Schools, Why They Only Do So Outside of Big Cities, and How to Stop Them […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just got back yesterday from a week-long trip to Nicaragua. Nicaragua isn’t on most folks’ travel lists, but it ended up being absolutely beautiful. I had a short amount of time off work, so the girlfriend and I wanted a deserted beach where we could completely relax for the few […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Sig Sauer Elite Performance Ammo Review I’m not completely thrilled about the 9mm load tested, but the new […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz As the taxi driver saw the roadblock and screeched to a halt, a man wearing a tattered uniform leaped out of the bushes and stuck his AK-47 through my open car window. I remember noticing that the safety was off as he jabbed my cheek with the muzzle and said “Don’t […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz I just returned from a quick eight-day trip to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. I had previously spent almost three weeks traveling on mainland Ecuador (in 2006), but I didn’t make it to the famed Galapagos Islands. I remedied my mistake on this trip. If you are even the least […]
Written by: Greg Ellifritz What follows is a travel experience that you won’t find in your Lonely Planet Guidebook. I don’t recommend anyone else try to do something this crazy. While the outcome turned out to be positive for me and my friends, it may not turn out the same way for you. Don’t […]
Written by Greg Ellifritz I just got home from an amazing 22-day trip through South East Asia. Last year I visited Thailand and really liked it, so I wanted to see more of Asia. This trip took me through Vietnam and Cambodia and ended up in Thailand. It was one of the best trips […]
If any of you noticed last week’s repeated (albeit updated) articles, it was because I took a quick vacation to the Dominican Republic. Some friends visit the island every year and they invited me to go along. I had never been there before and it sounded like fun, so I hopped on the plane. […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The Evolution of Mindset Training, Part 1 Very interesting history of […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. How to Treat 4 Types of Gunshot Wounds While these aren’t […]
Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Edible Weeds Some good information on some commonly seen […]
Sorry for the small number of posts recently. I just spent the last couple weeks doing some adventure travel through Colombia. It had been one of the few South American countries that I hadn’t visited. While there I checked out Bogota, Medellin, Santa Marta, the Tyrona National Park, and Cartagena. I paraglided for the […]
Here are a few links to interesting articles I read this week and want to share. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. The Truth About Sub-Compact 1911s While I don’t agree with everything Rob Pincus teaches, on this subject he […]
