Cost/day: $20 What’s the strangest thing you’ve seen lately? On my short getaway to Namhae Island, my friends and I noticed globs of a bright orange, paintlike substance floating near the pier. Opting out of a swim, we came back later to find a beautiful, eerie phenomenon: the orange was now sparkling electric blue. Apparently...

The Finger Lakes Trail is deceptively simple. Looking at the map above, you might think, "What's there to see?" It doesn't trace a rugged coast, doesn't piggyback on the spine of a mountain range, and barely even interlaces with the Finger Lakes. Neither elevation nor landscape varies much -- it's mostly rolling hills. Consequently, the...

Part of the fun of being on the road is the experiences to be found with the great new people you meet while traveling. The road can bring us some hilarious, wise, and challenging characters. However, like many vagabonders, I relish my solitary travels. There’s nothing quite like striking out on your own, literally all...

near Roan Mountain, Tennessee To be immersed in a foreign world, one doesn't necessarily need to leave the country. If you're American, for example, you could go to parts of Miami. Even better, you could take a hike on the Appalachian Trail. Completed in 1937, the 2175-mile long Appalachian Trail stretches from Georgia to Maine....

What Vagabonder doesn't want some used gear, at cheap cheap cheap prices? Especially if you are a camper or backpacker...or kayaker...or biker... Two extremely popular outdoor supply stores, REI and MEC , offer "used gear" garage sales to their card-holding members, at least once or twice a year. These bonanza style sales often open their...

National Trails Day is the first Saturday in June (this coming Saturday), and it's designed for celebrating the hundreds and thousands of walking and hiking trails available in our national parks, here in the United States. Some parks will have events (races and raffles) and others are just available for you to enjoy wherever and...