Steamboat Springs Travel Blogs

In 1996, after years of searching, my dad finally discovered who his real father was. It turned out that he was from the other side of the world in Illinois, USA. A few years later, I spent my life savings to go and meet as many of the hundred or so new relatives I had. In between this, I learned to snowboard at every opportunity. It was an epic journey of adventure and discovery.

Bike & Build provides young adults with the opportunity to participate in a cross-country bike trip across the US to raise awareness for affordable housing. My route cycled from Virginia Beach, VA to Cannon Beach, OR (5/15/08-7/25/08). Once a week, we traded our bikes in for hammers and helped with Habitat for Humanity or another affordable housing organization. It was, by far, the greatest travel experience I have ever had.

Rode the Harley 5550 miles on a National Parks tour through Rocky Mountain, Dinosaur, Great Basin, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, and Monument Valley. Managed to see Lake Tahoe and the Mohave desert as well.

Visit Builttour.com to check out our (already existing) travel blog! People, places, pics, and stories from around this amazing country.

a scattered glimpse at some travel memories through photographic glimpses....

The most wonderful way to spend a wedding! Luke and Megan met in France while he was on a university sandwich year and she was living in Grenoble. They knew their romance couldn't last but somehow despite breaking up for practical reasons when they moved back to their respective countries, they rek…