Are you familiar with AirBNB? It’s an online service for peer-to-peer lodging rentals. Say you have a house or apartment that’s sitting vacant, or a guest room or even just a couch. You can list it and travelers looking for a place to stay might rent it from you. I...
Adventure / Africa / Logistics / Nature
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published April 2, 2014 · Last modified March 17, 2014
Full disclosure: This isn’t my story, it’s my friend Tommy’s. Tommy is a super adventurous traveler. He’s also an absolute train fanatic. He loves trains, especially old steam trains. He travels all over the world just to ride on interesting trains that are still in service. A few years ago...
Logistics / Modes of Transport
by Jeffrey Kontur · Published March 5, 2014 · Last modified February 24, 2014
When it comes to air travel, I have a theory. Except on very short flights or if you pay extra to avoid it, it’s pretty much inevitable that you will have a layover. Sometimes more than one. Since that’s likely to be the case anyway, I like to plan my...