I couldn’t sleep; in fact I was wide awake. Alive. I guess you can say the lights kept me up. After my first night I even wondered if the Northern Lights, my first views of the Aurora Borealis, were just a dream, but after a second night of embracing the arctic air, the vibrant, dancing lights […]

Wide Awake Thanks to the Northern Lights
by Craig Zabransky on May 21, 2013 in Adventure Mindset, Destination

the Five-Photos from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden with Cherry Blossom in Peak Bloom
by Craig Zabransky on May 9, 2013 in Adventure Mindset, Destination, Photo
I crossed the river and didn’t head to the airport. Yes, this spring I made the trek to Brooklyn and visited the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. I made the journey with the idea to see the Cherry Blossoms in full bloom, but I discovered more. These are the five photos from my trip to the Brooklyn […]

Happy Holi-The Holi Festival Marks the Beginning of Spring
by Craig Zabransky on May 1, 2013 in Adventure Mindset, Destination, Photo
Dear Spring, welcome. After the past few days in New York City, it might finally be safe to say spring has arrived. Actually, it arrived a month ago. No, I am not talking about the spring (vernal) equinox, but rather the Hindu Holi Festival. Happy Holi I knew next to nothing about Holi (although my […]

Driving The Roads of Scotland – An Adventure in Itself
by Craig Zabransky on October 3, 2012 in Adventure Mindset, Destination
I don’t often drive; I don’t even own a car. But on certain trips renting a car is the right call even if it is driving on the left side of the road. Scotland was one of those trips. I decided to drive and hire a car in Glasgow since my time was short in the […]

Pick Three Animals – An Adventure in Story
by Craig Zabransky on November 23, 2011 in Adventure Mindset, Reflection
A great read for Thanksgiving…

A Hike on the Red Sand Dunes of Sossusvlei
by Craig Zabransky on November 17, 2011 in Adventure Mindset
After the drinks arrived we started discussing Namibia with our server. She shared her experiences and told us a key point, make sure you run down the sand dunes. Miles away both physically and mentally we sipped cocktails at the Grand in Camps Bay, Cape Town. In just a few days we’d put on hiking […]

The Cholla Cactus Garden of Joshua Tree National Park
by Craig Zabransky on November 10, 2011 in Adventure Mindset, Destination, National Park Travel
The desert clears your mind and calms your soul. A hike through the trails of the beautiful, and barren, provide the perfect cure for a clouded mind. On such a hike through Joshua Tree National Park I discovered more than the tree, but also a cactus cure. I woke up early, very early. I started […]

A Lesson Learned on the Pacaya Volcano Hike in Guatemala
by Craig Zabransky on November 9, 2011 in Adventure Mindset, Destination
Admission to the park was prepaid with my tour, but the guide insisted I needed to pay (again). Even my conversational Spanish proved useless. It seemed my tour operator from Antigua took me for an an extra 50 Quetzales when I prepaid. I became angry. It wasn’t the money, but the principle of it that made me […]
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