In 2002, I flew to Istanbul on a one-way ticket, with plans to meet people and get into adventures. I didn’t know anyone and didn’t know how people met local people outside of just hanging out with the other travelers staying at the same hostel playing the same movies you can watch back home. It …
I’ve always enjoyed sharing adventures as well as local places that you can’t find anywhere else. The Alligator Farm has been around for over 125 years and it’s about 45 minutes from GORUCK HQ. If you’re in the neighborhood, it’s worth the drive down A1A, through downtown St. Augustine, and over the Bridge of Lions …
The trips I’ve made back to Vietnam with Jason, Paul and Andy brought back many memories – some good and some not so good – but one gemstone has been our times at the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon. I was introduced to the Caravelle and its rooftop bar during my first tour in Vietnam. While …
My advice is that you travel with everything on your back, all the time, because roll bags suck. It’s not just a way of life, it’s more practical, it puts you at an advantage. Here’s just one example as to how. This is the opposite of what you want when you’re traveling overseas, and through …
Da Lat, Vietnam April, 2017 My “one night in Da Lat” was a pleasant reprieve from the war and normal combat operations that we had been conducting. I’d heard of the city, but never believed all of the stories I’d heard. Stories about the beautiful architecture, the green and lush gardens, cool weather, and about …
Dak Lak Montagnard Museum, Buon Ma Thuot April, 2017 When I attended Special Forces training at Fort Bragg, NC I learned that one of the primary tenants was something called Foreign Internal Defense (FID). What this was based on was learning how to work with people indigenous to the area we were operating in, helping …
