Standby Sojourners

Boozy Cape Town: Wine Tours and Pub Crawls

By Tippins
September 16, 2015

Initially we planned to take off from Cape Town for a few days to explore the Garden Route, with the idea to stay overnight at one of the many vineyard bed and breakfasts dotting the Cape Winelands region. Instead, those pesky sharks threw a...

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Top 9 Things to Do Off the Beaten Path in Singapore

By Tippins
August 31, 2015

Research things to do in Singapore, and you’ll find the same tourist attractions listed over and over again. Shop the luxury brands on Orchard Road, get a bird’s eye view of Marina Bay on the Singapore Flyer, eat in Chinatown,...

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Walk Cape Town: A Self-Guided Tour of the City Bowl

By Tippins
August 24, 2015

With the uncertainty of standby travel we never set a firm itinerary for the first day we plan to arrive somewhere, but when non-rev luck is in our favor and our arrival goes as hoped we tend to spend that first...

Europe Itineraries Sojourns Spain

5 Day Spain Itinerary: La Tomatina Edition

By Tippins
August 20, 2015

La Tomatina Festival is a great excuse to plan a trip to Spain in August. If you have a few days to spare, take advantage of the opportunity to visit Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona during the week of the "World's Largest...

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How to Survive the 70th Anniversary of La Tomatina Festival

By Tippins
August 19, 2015

The sound of gunfire rang through thick air that was previously occupied only by the buzz of anticipation. The crowd began to swarm as the lorries inched closer. I looked down to watch as a massive tire grazed just centimeters...

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The 6 Greatest Life Lessons I Learned in 6 Years of Standby Travel

By Tippins
August 13, 2015

The Marta train screeched to a halt, I pulled out my headphones, telescoped the handle of my expertly packed luggage, and mechanically proceeded to collect my boarding pass at the carry-on-only kiosk before breezing into the south terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International...

Explore Sojourns South Africa

Air Jaws: The Great White Sharks of False Bay

By Tippins
August 12, 2015

The alarm rang at 4:30 am in our cold, dark beach bungalow in Camps Bay. Normally waking in the cold at such an abominable hour would make me cranky, but this morning was different. It was our last day on...

Canada Drink Eat North America Sojourns USA

A Taste of the Pacific Northwest

By Tippins
August 7, 2015

It seems like lately we have been living our best lives in the Pacific Northwest, interrupted only by our work schedules back home on the East coast. At the beginning of July we road tripped from Seattle to Vancouver to watch the...

Europe Iceland Itineraries Sojourns

3 Day Iceland Itinerary

By Tippins
July 31, 2015

Day 1: Blue Lagoon to Reykjavik Morning Once you've secured a rental car at Keflavik airport, drive an easy 20 minute across what seems like Martian landscape to the Blue Lagoon. I had some reservations about visiting Iceland's infamous Blue Lagoon,...

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