Topic

travel

A collection of 5 issues

Do You Amsterdam?

I recently got to go to Amsterdam for work. I stayed in the Jordaan neighborhood, went to The Next Web Conference, and worked with some awesome creatives to document the HackerOne h1-3120 live hacking event. Though I didn't do a ton of touristy stuff, I did walk around a lot

America vs The World: A Scorecard of 8 Different Approaches to Life

What’s better, Celsius or Fahrenheit? Left side of the road versus right side of the road? In the last 2 ½ years, Robyn and I have traveled to 4 countries: Italy, Singapore, Japan, and Australia (technically 5 if you count a day trip to Malaysia). And in my travels, I’

Three Reasons Why Airbnb Should Offer Hosts Mortgage Refis

Airbnb is valued at $25.5 Billion according to WSJ's Stock Tracker. That means the startup unicorn is more valuable then Marriott and Hilton. Airbnb has an awesome product (I'm writing this from an Airbnb in Oakland, CA, right now). I've recently read a few articles that shed some light

Sydney, Australia: My Trip in Ten Photos

I took 196 photos on my recent trip. And I probably deleted another 40 pics. So why choose only 10? Well, it's very difficult to summarize a trip succinctly, and the 10-photo constraint helps crystallize the best moments of the trip (I got this idea from Henk Rogers). So I'll

Backpacking Trip To Halape

This past weekend I traveled to the Big Island for a 2-night, 3-day backpacking trip. Our destination was Halape. Located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Halape is accessible by the old Keauhou Trail on the Puna-Ka'u Coast. According to the National Park Service Site, it is 7.7 miles from