Why Craft Beer Fans Should Try Sahti in Finland
I didn’t go to Finland to drink sahti. But tracking down the traditional Finnish beer made a nice side quest…
5 Easy Tips to Eliminate Single-Use Plastic
I’m doing everything possible to kill single-use plastic water bottles since around 2010. During that time, I’ve used everything from…
How To: Choose A Cooler For The Outdoors
If you are an outdoor type of person that loves going on trips, then you must have a cooler. If…
Gravel Bike Versus Road Bike
A few years ago when the gravel bike trend was starting to take off, one of my local Wise Veteran…
This is a huge electric vehicle charging problem. Here’s how to fix it.
It’s easy to ignore a problem that you can’t see. People who live in the Phoenix area can’t deny the…
New Sustainable Clothing: Wama Underwear
Ever since I found a pair of Wayi bamboo underwear a few years ago, I’ve been all about sustainable underwear.…
Costa Rican Craft Beer in 2018
Costa Rican craft beer just wasn’t a thing during my first visit nearly 15 years ago. That’s changed, with a…
Traveling with Kids? Go See the Museo de los Niños in Costa Rica
My wife did a pretty awesome job selecting our hotels for the Costa Rica trip. Our final base in San…
Flying to Costa Rica Kind of Stinks
I love a good long flight. Put me in an economy class seat on a decent airline for 14 hours,…
Costa Rica Coffee in 2018
You’ve probably heard that Costa Rica coffee is ridiculously good. That’s true to a certain extent: You can walk into…
Recap: 2018 Tour De Tucson
The 2018 Tour de Tucson started to go pear-shaped for me about 20 minutes before the start. As I walked…
International Service at Sky Harbor: What’s Next?
I’ve said for years that there’s not enough international service at Sky Harbor in Phoenix. The city’s only intercontinental route…
Is Swoop Airlines Your Ticket to the Northern Lights?
One of the challenges of being a traveling family is deciding what the littlest person in your family is ready…
Lessons From 3 Months of Driving an Electric Vehicle
In early May, I starting driving an electric vehicle. I took the keys (or more accurately, the key fob) to…
Here’s How to Climb Mount St. Helens
I’ve always wanted to climb Mt St Helens. The utter transformation after its early 80s eruption fascinates me, and provides…
The Top 2 Places on my Travel List are Now Gone
This week, I found out that one of the places in the world that I want to visit most is…
November Bicycles – Review of a Wheelbuilder
I ran into a big problem while trying to pick gravel bike wheels: Nobody seems to agree on what gravel…
My 2018 Nissan LEAF Test Drive
This past weekend, I test-drove a 2018 Nissan LEAF SV. I’ll tell you that it was straight-up an extremely cool…
2018 Tour de Mesa Review
A few weekends ago, I rode the 2018 Tour de Mesa. It was my first of the Perimeter Cycling events…
One Last Ride on My 1998 Lemond Zurich
After being my bike since 1999, my Lemond Zurich took its final ride with me this past weekend during the…