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About Brendon

I'm Brendon and I'm a bit of a nerd. After being laid off at work and coming out of an 8 year relationship I decided it was time to take control of my life and get out and see the world. I sold all my stuff and left on a backpacking adventure through Latin America to level myself up.

Getting Almost Stranded In The Jungle To Chichen Itza!

2017-08-29T01:43:22+00:00

So after 5 days of bumming around on the beach getting basking  in the sun like a sea lion and 5 nights of partying into the early morning in Playa Del Carmen. I decided it was time to do something touristy and head to one of the modern wonders of the world Chichen Itza.

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Foodgasm Friday: Mexican Food Aplenty

2017-08-29T01:43:23+00:00

I've been in Mexico now for over 9 days and I have to say that before coming to Mexico I was never really a Mexican food fan. I could count the amount of times I have eaten it in the past 10 years on one hand. However that has all changed  in the last week.

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7 Days on the Road!

2017-08-29T01:43:23+00:00

So its already been one week since I started my Latin American adventure and time has flown by.I arrived in Playa Del Carmen with plans to stay for 4 days I ended up staying there for 7. I really am falling in love with this care free go with the flow travel lifestyle. I've met

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Photo Of The Week- Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

2017-08-29T01:43:23+00:00

Week 1 - Beach Playa Del Carmen So this is the first post in my new photo series creatively called "Photo of the Week". Each week I will chose one of my favorite photos I've taken that either looks the most awesome or I feel really sums up my experience for that week and feature

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Playing It Up In Playa Del Carmen

2017-08-29T01:43:24+00:00

Me at Montreal Airport right before leaving. So it's been 4 days since my trip began and I arrived in Playa Del Carmen Mexico. I have to admit on the couple of days before I arrived I was a bit nervous about about the start of my trip but upon arriving that all

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Foodgasm Friday: Poutine

2017-08-29T01:43:24+00:00

Anyone who knows me knows that I LOVE food. This new weekly series of posts called "Foodgasm Friday" I will share with you all the most foodgasm inducing foods I have tried over the week. Foodgasm Friday posts can be found by selecting travel food from the drop down menu. Poutine you delicious delicious bastard (Frite

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Au Revoir Montreal, Hola Mexico!

2017-08-29T01:43:24+00:00

I can't believe the moment is finally here.All my stuff is sold, my apartment keys have been handed in so i'm officially homeless and i'm just 2 hrs away from beginning a 6-8 month backpacking adventure through Latin America. The last week has gone so ridiculously quick. I've met up with so many friends and had going

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XP Round Up 1

2017-08-29T01:43:25+00:00

When I originally started this blog back at the start of September (Wow has it only been 2 months it feels way longer) In my very post Building Up From Rock Bottom! I stated how I wanted to intergrate a level up system into my travels. Mainly because I'm a giant nerd but secondly because this

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Furniture Free and My Plan for Latin America!

2017-08-29T01:43:25+00:00

 So it's 2am in the morning and i'm sitting here in the dark on the floor of my now furniture-less apartment on a make shift bed made out of a rug, various pillows and a couple of blankets as the song  "Try" by Pink loops for about the 50th time.(haha, don't know why I cant stop

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The 5 Ways Video Games Have Prepared Me For Travel

2017-08-29T01:43:25+00:00

I've always had a passion for video games, Even when I was a little kid growing up my parents would hound me saying "Why don't you go outside!" or "Why don't you do something more productive with your time" , However that changed when I ended up making a career in the video game industry

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