Articles By

Derek Freal

Exploring India Off The Beaten Path

India is a vast and diverse country, and one that foreign visitors could spend years exploring without running out of ...
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Photos From Jaipur, The Pink City Of India

The breathtakingly beautiful and history Jaipur Pink City is a superb architecture and countless things to do, see and eat. ...
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Life in the Mountain Villages of Nepal Post-Quake

Life at the top of a mountain may be beautiful, but it certainly isn’t easy. Add an earthquake into the ...
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Strange Customs Regulations Around The World

As anyone who has traveled internationally will tell you, it is a learning experience like no other. Our planet is ...
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Best New Travel Blogs of July 2015

This month’s best new travel blogs cover travel stories so funny you’ll pee yourself, overlanding through Latin America, travel photography ...
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How Did I Get Here? Life As A Nomad For Six LONG Years

Well, I don’t have a beautiful wife or a beautiful house…at least not anymore. (Neither really fits with a nomadic ...
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Hiking Diamond Head Volcano in Hawaii

Located on the island of Oahu, Diamond Head is a young but extinct volcano that makes for a fantastic and ...
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Best Things To Do In Phuket, Thailand

Phuket is Thailand’s largest island and an incredibly popular tourist destination. There is so much to see and do there ...
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Kathmandu Photos Minutes And Days After The Nepal Earthquake

Last week after successfully completing the Rickshaw Run with all my limbs intact, I decided to head up to Nepal ...
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How to Escape the Phuket Party Scene

Over the years, I’ve hit — and had fun — at countless party destinations. Don’t get me wrong, when you ...
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Scuba Diving In Salang, Malaysia (one for the bucket list!)

Ever been scuba diving in clear water surrounded by fish and coral? I never had until a few weeks ago ...
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Live Broadcasting Our Rickshaw Run!

In two days I’ll be arriving in India to begin final preparations for the Rickshaw Run, which begins April 6th. ...
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