Vegan Food + Travel

Travel as a vegan can be tricky. While it’s getting easier every day, it usually requires going prepared with a bag full of snacks, spending a lot of time in …

In this epic Austin to Alaska road trip that will last over 2 months, we’ve done a lot: driven around the Cascade Loop in Washington, backpacked in Denali National Park, …

I’m addicted to coffee. It’s a problem, I know, but there are worse things to be addicted to, right? Thing is, we have a habit of drinking some pretty bad coffee on the trail. Instant was a staple for quite some time. I blame it on the fact that I am a minimalist when it comes to backpacking and I don’t like to carry the extra weight of complex devices (like this personal press that weighs more than I’m willing to carry). However, there are plenty of ways to make a cuppa on the trail and many of them don’t take up that much room in your pack or weigh a ton. Here are 5 ways to make coffee while backpacking or camping.

Ah, Santa Monica. A beachy Southern California suburb (neighborhood?) of LA. We spent a couple of days in the vicinity during our epic one-month road trip down the west coast. …

So a whole bunch of you who are even moderately familiar with San Francisco via first-hand experience or because you grew up watching Full House are currently thinking, Bikes? In San Francisco? Are you crazy? No, …

Ah, Portland! One of the United State’s Meccas of vegan eats and treats. We could go to Portland just to indulge in all the vast and unique vegan offerings. In …

I freaking hate shopping for winter wear. Maybe in part because I hate winter. I’m a tiny person; I just don’t do well with the cold. That’s part of why …

Long Beach Peninsula is the chillest of chill destinations in Washington State. You could spend a whole weekend (or a whole week) doing nothing but wandering, reading, and cycling along …

Nine months ago I had no idea where the Sunshine Coast was. I presumed, naturally (and ultimately correctly), that it was near an ocean somewhere, but beyond that bit of …

If we can travel on two wheels instead of two feet, trust me when I say that we will. Cycling around a new city (or any city) is the absolute …