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Havana in 4 Days: The Real Neighborhood Itinerary
This is a real four-day walking itinerary through Havana, built neighborhood by neighborhood instead of sight by sight. Day one stays in Habana Vieja, starting early at Plaza Vieja before the tour groups arrive, then working outward through the side streets around Calle Mercaderes and Plaza de la Catedral, where the restored colonial buildings sit…
48 Hours in Morocco with Team USA: What Competing Abroad Actually Looks Like
This is the first post in a new series I’m calling Where Team USA Handball Took Me. I travel for two different reasons these days: my own trips, planned months out and built around sunrise light, and national team trips, planned by someone else, around a schedule I don’t control. This series is about the…
The Golden Hour Trip-Prep Worksheet
This worksheet helps you plan a trip around the light instead of around the sights, which is the single biggest difference between snapshots and photographs that actually feel like something. For any destination, it walks through figuring out sunrise and sunset times before you go, mapping which locations face which direction, and scouting two or…
The Road Trip Glovebox Checklist
This checklist covers everything worth keeping in the glovebox or center console for a multi-day road trip, built from actual road trips rather than a generic packing list. It splits into four groups: documents and paperwork, roadside emergency items, comfort and snack items, and phone or navigation backups. Documents and paperwork include your license, registration,…
Torres del Paine Refugio & Campsite Booking Timeline
A free booking-timeline reference for the W Trek: when reservations open, which refugios sell out first, and how far out to book campsites for a November-March trip. Booking windows: Refugio Paine Grande and Los Cuernos open their booking calendars roughly 12 months ahead and sell out first for peak season (December-February). Campamento Torres and Chileno…
The Patagonia W Trek: Complete Day-by-Day Itinerary
Your Complete Patagonia W Trek Itinerary, Day by Day A real 5-day trail plan for Torres del Paine, built from an actual November trek, not a brochure. Written by a former Team USA endurance athlete who has actually hiked the W Circuit — not a travel blog rewrite. Explore more of our South America guides,…
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