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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Here’s What I Missed About America
I’m back. Back “home.” Back in America. Back in Boston. Like a newborn baby calf, I’m working to get my legs under me. You could make the case that America isn’t exactly the most desirable place in the world to live at the moment. I mean, between the resurgence of jean jackets on women and […]
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 […]
Instagram Backstories – Breakfast in the Pool
We’re going to try out a new little game here. For the past year I’ve sat idly by and refused to acknowledge the ridiculousness of Instagram. I, too, was swept up in the madness of becoming a famous “travel Instagrammer” when I first left to roam around the world. I mean, I even set a […]
I Just Traveled Around the World for a Year and Don’t You Dare Ask Me What My Favorite Country Was
Future Ryan is kind of a dick. He’s constantly complaining to me, Present-Day Ryan, that I never think about him. Just whining and griping that I need to think about the future and Future Ryan. Future Ryan thinks he’s holier than thou. He’ll tell Present-Day Ryan things like “You really shouldn’t eat week-old Chinese food […]
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 […]
My Dad Forced Himself into Surgery Because He Didn’t Want to Leave Bogota Colombia
My dad is my hero in every way you can possibly imagine. He works hard, he never complains, he does everything in his power to be a great father and husband and to make life better for our family. I love him very much and I’m not sure what I’d do without him. After 26 […]
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 […]