The big question:
Do I really need to carry a money belt when traveling abroad?
Answer:
Absolutely!
When traveling abroad, you need to keep your passport, money, credit cards and other important documents safe from would be pickpockets.
No doubt, the next question is:
What should I be using? A money belt, neck pouch or just stash everything deep within my [...]
You want adventure, culture and wildlife? You’ve got it!
Borneo, the third largest island in the world, is also one of the most incredible and most adventurous places in the world. This is a culture and wildlife mecca! I’m pretty sure the real name of this location is “Incrediblealaborneotheculturewildlifemecca,” but it’s been trimmed down for obvious [...]
Are the REI Garage Sales really worth going to? YES!!!
I absolutely love these things. I’ve packed up my family and friends just to drag them all over the state in order to attend these one day events. We’ve been to the Sacramento, Fresno, Encinitas, Folsom, Stockton, Roseville and Rancho Cucamonga REI Garage Sales just to [...]
Normally when we spot a destination that we want to visit, it takes weeks, sometimes even months to find the right guide to lead our expeditions. In this case though, once we met Karma, he made the choice extremely easy.
Bhutan is an incredibly beautiful country that we’ve wanted to add to our list of group [...]
Hhmmm, I mumble to myself.
I’m stuck in classic, bumper to bumper, rush hour traffic here in Southern California. I’m in what looks to be an endless stream of vehicles, all of us slowly inching our way to our final destinations.
The vehicle next to me, a plush lime green Ford Pinto complete with fuzzy dice draped [...]
While I was visiting my local travel and adventure store, a display that was sitting in the middle of the store caught my eye.
I saw a small clump of tiny, ball bearings calling out to me, “Come touch me!”
I couldn’t resist. I reached out grabbed the clump of 216 shiny balls and started mashing these [...]
Picture this:
You’ve been planning your ultimate dream adventure for a while.
It all started one day when you where channel surfing through the 1,000 different television stations and “Holy Cow!,” you came across a station that was airing video of surreal lush tropical jungles, incredible wildlife, I mean heck, they even showed the cutest little monkey [...]
Here’s the story of my life. I go on these amazing trips to absolutely incredible destinations and everything is perfect as I take in the sights, sounds, smells and cultures of these new and exciting destinations.
But, no matter how much I kick and scream, eventually I’m thrown on a plane and forced to come home.
When [...]
Kenya is absolutely amazing! The wildlife is outstanding and like nothing you’ve ever seen before.
Flying through the rain-forests of Costa Rica on some of the funnest, fastest and most incredible zip lines found anywhere in the world can be a hair raising experience.
Trekking through Rwanda’s, Virunga National Park in search of mountain [...]
“How to Create a Really Awesome Adventure Travel Company.” If only I could have found such a manual or guide during the startup of my business…but what fun would that have been?
My name is Derek Falk and I am the one responsible for creating the fantastic little company, Falk Custom Adventures.
As a child, I knew [...]
