Three things you need to know about Scotty’s Castle, Death Valley

Nestled in Grapevine Canyon, in the northern reaches of Death Valley, a historic, ranch-style mansion offers shelter to those exploring this vast, desolate landscape. Scotty’s Castle was constructed in the late 1920s, just after mining in the area had been deemed...

Behind the scenes post-mortem: how I updated and created print versions for dozens of my books in about a month

As of when this post goes live, I’m proud to announce all Worthy Go books are updated for 2020 — and all are available in print now as well! See worthygo.com/books for more. This is one of those stories that’s been a long time in coming, then about a month...

How to find the best AirBnB when you travel, from someone who’s spent years in them

It does sometimes feel like we’re living in the future. Hotels and taxis are no longer the default / only option for traveling, not when Airbnb’s and various taxi apps are a thing in many countries around the world. For virtually every night over the last...

Awesome Creature Comforts While Traveling: 15 Travel Writers Share Your Future Favorites

Whether traveling is a full-time, world-spanning endeavor or just what happens on the vacation time you have, being comfortable while you travel is important. I asked some fellow travel bloggers what creature comforts they take with them, and of course I’ve...

The Tale of a Georgian Vasectomy — or, Is Georgia Ready for Medical Tourism? (SFW)

The start of this story is far less interesting than the rest of it, but every vasectomy tale needs a beginning. In 37 years of life and 6+ wonderful years of being a husband, my / our desires to be parents have never existed.  It became clear that a vasectomy would...

11 travel pet peeves that ensure your place doesn’t get the coverage it deserves — and their simple solutions

Quick note / warning: this post is dedicated to a number of unnamed places we’ve visited where we’ve experienced some travel pet peeves. This is also a bit of a rant. Bloggers like myself take pride in showcasing what a place has to offer, and some places make...

On blogging best practices, the ‘influencer’ term, and my promises to you

One thing I love about travel blogging is the community of people blogging about their travels. Over the last decade, I’ve gotten to know hundreds of travel bloggers in person or via the internet. I’ve used quite a few of their blogs in preparing or...

About the Worthy Go chart

Every destination found on Worthy Go uses a four-quadrant chart that looks like this: Think of this as a rating of 1 to 10 on two axes: Value and Effort. The closer to the edges, the stronger the opinion. On the vertical axis: Value, or the value you get from a place....

You Know Korea Is Your Home When… the compilation

I lived in South Korea from 2008 to 2013. After five years of life in Korea (and almost five years away from Korea), the country still has a special place in my heart. It’s where I got my start as a blogger. It’s where I caught the travel bug that I still have today....

A review of Angloville: one-on-one volunteer English teaching, anyone?

Long time readers know I used to teach English back in Korea from 2008 to 2013. New readers? Now you know. Years before I became One Weird Globe, I was Chris in South Korea, teaching English to Korean kids (and some adults) while living in Seoul. I haven’t taught...