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In 2023 I stepped on all seven continents in a single calendar year!

I look forward to sharing the next steps as I publish a book and speak about the most incredible year of self-discovery and solo travel.

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My Crazy New Year's Resolution

Welcome to my travel blog Challenge Made. Challenge Accepted. Goal: 7 Continents in the next 365 days To me, life is about choices. We...

Jan 5, 20234 min read

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"Filling My Bucket: A Year of Solo Travel Across Seven Continents"

available as of May 30th, 2024 in paperback and eBook formats

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Waterfalls, Tacos, and True Colors: Reflections from Alaska

A Month in Alaska 🌲🏳️‍🌈⛴️ I feel like the stars are aligning. ✨ Over the last 30 days in Alaska, I’ve had space—real space—not just...

Family Reunion on the High Seas

A Ten-Night Alaskan Adventure aboard the Carnival Legend After more than eight years of dreaming, delays, and life’s unexpected...

8,376 Great Memories

It’s been exactly 8,376 days since I moved to Colorado on June 1, 2002—just 23 days shy of 23 years. I’m not saying Colorado isn’t home...

Colorado (un)Bound

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It’s the first time since 2002 that Colorado doesn’t feel like home—and I only say that because nowhere is home, and everywhere is home,...

“No one can make me stop living this moment for me.” – Kelly Clarkson

The lyrics hit like a ton of bricks. Is it true? I don’t know. But it feels like it. As I continue to spin around the world, there’s this...

Homeless.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars.(1)

I just finished a tour of the Acropolis. My hands are numb—and maybe so is my mind. Now I’m sitting beneath the heaters of a cozy outdoor...

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NEXT DESTINATIONS:

Alaska:

Anchorage

Seward

Hubbard Glacier

Juneau

Skagway

Icy Straight Point/Hoonah

Ketchikan

Vancouver, BC

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Did you know? 🌈 Rainbows are a natural phenomenon—and so are we. 💖

Here’s to celebrating love, identity, and authenticity all month long.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🏳️‍🌈✨

#PrideMonth #HappyPride #LoveIsLove #LGBTQIA #QueerJoy #BornThisWay #Pride2025 #CelebrateDiversity #LiveColorfully #InclusionMatters #lgbtqtravelers #lgbtq #lgbtqtravel #mortgageguytravelstheworld #travelwithcole

It’s been a spring of chasing glaciers instead of waterfalls. Happy. No regrets.

#Alaska #ExploreAlaska #TravelAlaska
#GlacierViews #GlaciersOfInstagram #AlaskaGlaciers
#EpicViews #InstaTravel #TravelGram
#SoloTravel #LGBTQTravel #CruiseLife #TravelWithCole #MortgageGuyTravelstheworld #hubbardglacier

Two hikes in two days—what a way to soak up the weekend! ☀️ Today’s trail brought sunshine and barely a breeze… such a difference from yesterday’s rainy/snowy grind.

✅ Flattop Sunnyside Trail — checked off the list!

#HikingAdventures #FlattopSunnyside #alaska #visitalaska #WeekendWanderer #GetOutside #TrailTime #NatureTherapy #MountainVibes #TravelMoreLiveMore #mortgageguytravelstheworld

Nothing like summiting in a wild mix of rain, snow, and wind—but we made it! 🏔️💨❄️

Little O’Malley Peak gave us 1,500 feet of elevation gain, mud, and memories. Still can’t beat that view at the top! #WorthIt

#HikingAdventures #LittleOMalleyPeak #AlaskaHiking #SummitViews #MudAndGlory #HikingInAllWeather #AdventureTime #NatureLovers #GetOutside #PeakBagging #WildernessVibes #mortgageguytravelstheworld #visitalaska #visitanchorage

“If you could see what I see, you’d be blinded by the colors. Yellow, red, and orange, and green, and at least a million others. So tie up the bow, take off your coat, and take a look around” - Rainbow @spaceykacey

#streetphotography #streetphotographer #travel #travelphotography #travelblogger #travelwriter #travelphoto #peoplenplaces #travelphotographer #mortgageguytravelstheworld

This is the face of a homeless guy. My house officially closed today! For now, I’ll continue to spin around the world… where it will stop, nobody knows.

Follow along at mortgageguytravelstheworld.com

When new and old friends collide, special things can happen. Thank you both for a spectacular day in Limassol, Cyprus

@compcruises + @elisabethvilligertoufexis

#cyprus #limassol #travelblogger #travelwriter #travelauthor #cruiselife #mortgageguytravelstheworld

That’s a wrap Spain 🇪🇸
Forever grateful for friendships + fun.
It’s not goodbye, just until next time.

#spain #sitges #barcelona #travelblogger #travelwriter #mortgageguytravelstheworld

Want to know what a day in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic can look like? $7 haircuts, $15
pedicures WITH polish... shopping and beautiful coffee shops, pink streets, umbrella avenues...friendly locals -
it’s all here

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