I'm Tippins and, along with my husband the engineer, I travel the world via non-revenue pass travel. We are standby sojourners, and we invite you to follow us as we eat, drink, hike, dive and otherwise romp around the globe.
As our one year wedding anniversary approached, Rufio and I decided we would make a tradition of celebrating each year of wedded bliss in one nearby domestic location and one...
If I'm being completely honest, I wasn't as excited about our honeymoon safari as I was about some of the other wild adventures we had planned in South Africa. Sure,...
Rufio's interest in Port wine began many years ago, a love affair actually spurred by lucky standby upgrades. It took some gentle coaxing to get me to enjoy these high...
I began contemplating where to spend my 30th birthday right about the time I blew out the candles on my 29th birthday. I LOVE my birthday, and there was no...
On August 31, 2016, history was made as the first commercial passenger flight from the U.S. mainland to Cuba in over 50 years embarked from Ft. Lauderdale to Santa Clara....
The sun peaked over the snowcapped Andes as the last day of my roaring 20s dawned. My ego had just suffered a blow from our snowboarding debacle, but I wasn’t...
As a Florida native I grew up water skiing, wakeboarding and surfing. I never took lessons, perhaps with the exception of a friend or family member shouting backseat-driver directives at...
South Africa is known for its huge swaths of untamed wilderness, but most of the attention on big game and outdoor adventure sports focuses on Kruger National Park in the...
Yap island, though largely unknown, is one of the most unique and interesting islands in Micronesia. The traditional Micronesian culture and customs are better preserved on Yap than anywhere else in the...
