Snorkeling in Loreto, Mexico in Beautiful Baja California

After leaving San Ignacio, Mexico you quickly return back to the coast for one of the most spectacular portions of the entire drive on the Baja Peninsula as you head toward Loreto, Mexico, which had to be one of our favorite parts of this Baja California road trip with beautiful roads and then capping off our stay by snorkeling in …

Driving Mexico’s Baja Peninsula from San Quintin to San Ignacio

Following our three week house sit in the San Pedro Martir mountains, we set out once again heading south down the Baja Peninsula, more than 1,000 miles of awesome, winding roads. San Quintin Our first day on the road was just a quick jaunt down the road due to a late start, just south of San Quintin to camp on …

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House Sitting in Mexico, Well Off the Grid in Baja California

If you’ve been following our adventures recently, you know that we just wrapped up a couple month tour of the American Southwest in my pickup truck camping setup. We visited a ton of National Parks, went to the Overland Expo, had fun in Vegas and LA, and recently just drove down into Baja California to take on an amazing house …

Welcome to Baja California, Mexico – First Nights on the Road

The Baja Peninsula is the 775 mile long tail that extends out below the State of California and is separated from Mainland Mexico by the Colorado River and the Gulf of California. It is generally considered to be a backwater of Mexico by the Mainlanders. A dusty, undeveloped, and isolated part of the country. It is popular among the gringo …

Driving in Mexico: Tijuana Border Crossing and Mexican Auto Insurance

After two months of exploring the American West with Andrea and showing her the beauty of America’s National Parks from Mount Rainier, to the Grand Canyon, to Yosemite Valley, we decided to take a turn south for Mexico. First stop: driving to Tijuana! Andrea’s tourist visa for the USA was coming up upon its sixth month limit for the year …

August 2015 Income Report

August 2015 Income Report

Here’s the deal: Time for another one of my monthly online income reports. I’ve set the goal of earning $600 per month exclusively from my website and related projects in the coming months. You might be wondering why I share this: These monthly income reports are meant to hold me accountable to both myself and my readers. They offer a …

Book Launch Aftermath Big Travel Small Budget

Book Launch Aftermath and Behind the Scenes

Wow! What a whirlwind past few days it has been here at our temporary HQ in Mexico City. If you somehow missed it, I launched my new book Big Travel, Small Budget: How to Travel More, Spend Less, and See the World. And it took off like a wildfire… In total, I received 13,248 free downloads of the book over the promotional …

July 2015 Income Report

Here’s the deal: Time for another one of my monthly online income reports. I’ve set the goal of earning $600 per month exclusively from my website and related projects in the coming months. You might be wondering why I share this: These monthly income reports are meant to hold me accountable to both myself and my readers. They offer a …