You may find this difficult to believe, but this past March in the year two thousand and eighteen, the year of our Lord, I, Ryan Thomas Dunn, entered an agreement to live with a woman for an entire month. Now, to get some of the obvious questions out of the way… One) No, there wasn’t […]
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Day 365
When you travel around the world for a year, you learn a lot about time travel. That’s right. Not just “travel,” but “time travel.” You find your mind wandering going backwards in time. “I could have done this differently.” “I should have said this instead.” “What if I didn’t do this?” “What if i did…?” There’s […]
I’m Obsessed With This Instagram-Obsessed Drug Mule
NY Daily News – Melina Roberge -Instagram-obsessed drug mule cries as she is sentenced to eight years for trying to smuggle cocaine on cruise ship A 24-year-old drug mule from Canada obsessed with Instagram “likes” broke down in tears in an Australian courtroom as she was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday. Melina Roberge […]
A Look Back at Pre-Travel Prop Bets
The year was 2017. May 2017, to be exact. A young boy with a passport and a dream was about to take off on an adventure around the globe. To say he didn’t know what he was getting himself into was a gross, gross under statement. Like any digital douche with an iPhone and an […]
Lonely Planet Interview – Ryan Dunn
*** Article was originally published on Lonely Planet. Some contents have been removed here for brevity.*** When you hear the name “Ryan Dunn,” what’s the first thing you think of? Bow legs. You obviously think of bow legs. Well, here at Lonely Planet we’re all about peeling back the curtain on world travelers. In our new […]
I Know My Hair Sucks
Let me say this loud and clear… I know my hair sucks. You think I don’t know? I can’t get on a FaceTime or a Google Hangout or get tagged in a picture without someone audibly gasping or gently telling me that they think my hair is a pile of steaming hot garbage. The public […]
I Went to Central Restaurant–the 5th Best Restaurant in the World–and All I Got Was This Lousy Stomach Ache
A few weeks back I went to the Central Restaurant in Lima, Peru for a buddy’s birthday. It officially comes in at #5 on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, but apparently has been listed as high as #2 on certain lists. I mean, this joint is on Netflix. That’s right, the Netflix! Right up there […]
In 2018, I Will…
2017. What a year it was. I visited somewhere in the ballpark of 20 different countries, I watched my beloved Patriots win another Super Bowl, I built myself my first website and I left a pretty damn good situation in Boston to throw my life in a suitcase and travel around the world. It was […]