Don’t be afraid to ask for help when you need it most

Sometimes you think to yourself, “how could things get any damn worse!” You’re in a bind. No, you’re between a rock and a hard place. No – you’re just plain screwed. If you feel like you have an impossible project or goal ahead of you that you just can’t get done on your own, read on and you’ll […]

Top 7 Street Food Experiences From Latin America

Steak in Buenos Aires

During our journey through Latin America from NYC to Argentina, street food was king. Not just because we were broke (although, yes, we were broke). Street food truly offers tourists the best and quickest way to enjoy a taste of local cuisine. Here’s a countdown of our top street food experiences on the road.    […]

The World Lost Its Mind in 2016, But These 17 Travelers Kept Their Cool

  If you followed world news in 2016, you might have gotten the impression that the apocalypse is near. But we are here to tell you that all is not lost! In fact, the beauty of humanity and life blissfully abounds in all corners of our wonderful planet. We asked influential voices from around the travel […]

Chapter 35: An Unscripted New Year

  The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from December 26 to January 1: We woke up on the day after Christmas hungover. Not just from drinking (which we also did), but from the emotional high that lifted our spirits and egos to levels beyond what is socially appropriate. Front row access to the Cali Salsodromo […]

Chapter 34: A Cali Quest

  The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from December 20 to December 25: From Bogotá, our story returns to life on the road, on our way to Cali. With our “new” 1995 Toyota Land Cruiser ready for adventure, there was just no reason to sit still. It was time to return to what we […]

Video Update – CHRISTMAS EDITION!

Video Update - It's Christmas!

It’s a Video Update – CHRISTMAS EDITION! We just finished up our salsa classes for the week and we are officially pros. Locked and loaded with our new dancing skills, we are spending our Christmas in the remote village San Cipriano, located somewhere in the jungle. Be careful you ladies of San Cipriano, we know […]

Chapter 33: Calling Bogota Home

  The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from November 20 to December 19: Story Highlights: We declare a mission to buy a car in Bogota Alejandra and Jhesica redefine hospitality as we know it The only people in the world who know Eric better than Brian and Alex do come visit The search to […]

Podcast Episode #11: Benny Goes Goulet

It’s been too long. You’re looking a little different? Did you lose weight? New hairstyle? This week we are broadcasting from Bogota, Colombia, about 4 countries past where we last broadcasted our podcast, but we hope you’ll forgive us. We’ll be more consistent from here on out. In this action packed episode we take you […]

Chapter 32: Medellin Misadventures

  The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from November 14 to November 20:   Making it to Medellin After hours of buildup, driving through the abandoned countryside, along curvy mountainous highways into the peaking dawn of day, the first suspicions of a booming city came into sight. Through hazy morning fog, the outskirts of […]

Chapter 31: Headfirst into Colombia

  The following post details the Global Goulets’ journey from November 2 to November 15:   A Continental Transition It had felt like a lifetime in Central America. What has always looked like no more than a blip on the map swallowed up 7 months of our lives. We entered into Mexico as wide-eyed wanderers, a […]

Video Update 11/10 – Motorcycling through the Northern Colombian Mountains

It’s a video update! Live from the backs of 4 motorcycles riding up through the cloud forests of the northern Colombian mountains! This week: – We finally crossed from Central to South America after 7 months, by way of a 50′ sailboat through the San Blas Islands from Panama to Colombia. Lobster and octopus and […]