Hi! I'm Erik Hastings and I'm sharing my travel hacks and secrets from 20+ years (and counting) globetrotting the world!
Hi! I'm Erik Hastings and I'm sharing my travel hacks and secrets from 20+ years (and counting) globetrotting the world!
Greetings fellow travel lovers! I hope your Summer was as enchanting and rewarding as mine was. If you are a parent, then this time of year is a little “calm before the storm”. The school schedules, the email correspondence from the board of education, the activities, the practices, the dance classes, the driving, the car pooling, the play dates, the sleepovers, the school supplies, the arguing about the morning departure time, school lunch vs. bagged lunch and my favorite… “Can I Door Dash to my school?”. And that’s just the first week of September! In the public school system my children attend, we have our first “break” of the year in November and I am considering a few different options. One thing is for sure, we will be staying close to home this fall because I’d like us to do a bigger trip in the Spring. When I want to stay close and I run out of ideas, I look at a map and draw a six hour drive concentric circle around my house. I always find a hidden gem of a place to visit. If you have a long weekend coming up, then give this trick a try and perhaps you too will find something unexpected! Good luck this Fall!
Since the dawn of time, we have always wanted to know what's over the horizon. The EMMY award-winning television series "Beyond Your Backyard" answers our deepest desires to explore. Hosted by yours truly (Erik Hastings), each 30-minute episode explores fascinating places closer to home. All episodes are broadcast nationally on public broadcasting stations (PBS) and then available on my YouTube channel.
Airplanes, trains, car rentals, hotels, all-inclusive resorts, subways, cruises and so much more... the video crew and I have spent nearly twenty years exploring the world and we've picked up a few tricks along the way! You can watch these on my YouTube channel or read more about them in article form.
I am a reader and I believe in the power of the written word. That's why I write articles detailing my experiences. The articles are broken up into easy-to-digest categories. Oh! I also love my Etsy shop. So take a look around for custom-designed amenity kits, airline logo apparel, travel gadgets, and gifts for yourself our the travel enthusiast in your life!