by Ben Thomas | Jul 28, 2016 | BenThere
#NationalDonutDay was June 3rd this year. I had no idea until June 2nd, when I stumbled on this article from boston.com. Since moving to this new city, I’d been wanting to find a go-to donut shop. Donuts are my #1 guilty pleasure, my exploration food. I use...
by Ben Thomas | Jun 16, 2016 | BenThere
So this is the end. Or the beginning. It’s both. It’s been just over seven months since we were “done” traveling around the world. But for me, it really only ended about a month ago. Since coming back stateside, we’d been living with...
by Ben Thomas | Aug 3, 2015 | Asia, BenThere, Destinations
This photograph is the most incredible picture I have ever taken, and it has nothing to do with the quality of the photograph itself. Objectively, it’s solid. It is not the greatest. It was taken with nice enough light. I like the selective focus, especially...
by Ben Thomas | Jul 16, 2015 | BenThere, Destinations, Europe, Round the World Travel
*A Quick Disclaimer: This post is going to detail the complaints of someone currently in the midst of traveling around the world for 2015. I want to acknowledge straightaway that yes, I do realize how lucky I am; No, I would not trade doing this for anything; Yes, I...
by Ben Thomas | May 2, 2015 | BenThere, Destinations
By now everyone is (or should be) familiar with the tragedy in Nepal. At around mid-day on April 25, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the middle of the country, leading to massive destruction in the Kathmandu Valley and beyond. Jenna, my sister Kristin,...
by Ben Thomas | Mar 20, 2015 | BenThere, Destinations, New Zealand
Near every time I arrive at some secluded cove or beachside town and look out, I am immediately drawn to those playing in the water. Not true; first, I am enamored by the spectacular color of the water. Again. I do this everytime. I see actual, blue ocean water and I...
