My Top 5 U.S. National Parks (Thus Far), Ranked

Today is Earth Day, and it’s also National Park Week! Consequently, I thought I’d make a list of some of my favorite U.S. national parks that I’ve visited so far. Let me start this post with a confession: I actually haven’t been to many national parks. At least, not in…

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Travel Throwbacks: Epic Longboard Wipeout in Hawaii

In January 2013, I hopped on a plane in Boston Logan airport for a destination 5,000 miles away from home. At 23, it was my first time flying. My friend Jon and his then-girlfriend Brooke had gone out to Hawaii in 2012 to work and live on a farm on…

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