https://dustinbrett.comDesktop environment in the browserFri, 27 Mar 2026 04:47:37 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Live%20Well,%20Live%20Twice.whtmlI'm back for another blog post, this time 15 months since my last one. Another chance to update the...36a5e6e2a40ba0a237ce0bb1015dd8c6Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:45:55 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Carpe%20Diem.whtmlI've decided to do a semiannual blog post to get a chance to update everyone on what is going on wit...f19d10b79d88bcc215c0a0f4d71c7b74Sun, 25 Aug 2024 04:12:07 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Memento%20Mori.whtmlAnother year, another blog post! I'm happy to say that this time it didn't take me over a thousand d...40c6b442d2a992e65d38ba1ec993a9feThu, 16 Nov 2023 19:57:00 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Interesting%20Times.whtmlIt's that time of the decade again where I do my triennial blog post! These posts have become an opp...1e85ede9c05fad8912837622aa90547bSun, 11 Sep 2022 02:12:50 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/I%E2%80%99m%20Back!.whtmlI’ve been trying to write this blog post now for over 3 years, believe it or not! Life has been gett...da6b3d152d0e7cb05513e54c5f921df0Sun, 11 Aug 2019 21:09:02 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/So%20much%20news!!!.whtmlHey again everyone! It’s been over 4 months since my last post and there have been many changes sinc...25d71f1a70d65566a4d0290472525833Thu, 14 Apr 2016 03:21:07 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/I%E2%80%99m%2030!.whtmlIt’s been over 4 months since my last post and today is my 30th birthday. I was reflecting back on...fe30e52543b029e5daae213ce25566deFri, 27 Nov 2015 05:34:26 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Vancouver,%20Canada.whtmlWell it’s been half a year since my last post which tends to happen when I get very busy, which I ha...887e584ba8733103857461fb5ec7e574Thu, 16 Jul 2015 03:58:22 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Santiago,%20Chile%20(Day%20135).whtmlIt’s been a very busy month since my last post. Maca and my plans have been moving fast and we are g...fecd7f9c5f6eb26a82a0dab2f609b553Tue, 10 Feb 2015 03:35:47 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Santiago,%20Chile%20(Day%2098).whtmlIts been over 3 months in Santiago now and I got a visa extension last week for $100 USD which has e...b7d5b71b4b5a47dbc8ac2630e202d265Fri, 02 Jan 2015 20:56:51 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Santiago,%20Chile%20(1%20Month).whtmlFor those who haven’t been following my blog or posts in Facebook recently, I left Canada September...80126d12b5ce4667a8a917d684bdcad0Sat, 25 Oct 2014 09:19:59 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Saskatoon,%20Canada.whtmlI am back home after 365 days on the road. I have been back in Saskatoon since September 3rd which i...71703b9c0a16888b23f3d51bc0fc4cf3Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:17:19 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Havana,%20Cuba%20(Day%20352).whtmlI’m writing this blog post while still in Havana, Cuba because I’m very bored and hot. The heat here...cbe4c228c8064d6d27311a75c881ded9Fri, 22 Aug 2014 23:58:55 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Sao%20Paulo,%20Brazil%20(Day%20342).whtmlMy last few days in Rio were uneventful as I prepared to leave for Sao Paulo. It was a nice short bu...6650db6e9c1b12b0da04ef60a3294245Mon, 11 Aug 2014 21:00:10 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Rio%20de%20Janeiro,%20Brazil%20(Day%20329).whtmlFlorianopolis was a fun time, ran into some Canadians and had some good BBQ. I can’t understand a wo...4cf2cb201108597a6e460d81726c0b8cWed, 30 Jul 2014 02:04:11 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Florianopolis,%20Brazil%20(Day%20321).whtmlWell its been a few weeks since my last post and they have been very enjoyable weeks indeed. After S...8492c7f7f29892c62bc54a25b7eb9144Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:05:54 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Santiago,%20Chile%20(Day%20307).whtmlWell it’s been a couple weeks so it’s time for another post. Since leaving the very loud Loki hostel...937a8a1b012388b1d9b08437797f6abaTue, 08 Jul 2014 02:46:33 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Cusco,%20Peru.whtmlI’m currently in a hostel here in Cusco called Loki which is renowned party hostel that has been liv...786c4bef6d88956e7418f7b480cc3867Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:10:55 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Lima,%20Peru%20(Day%20286).whtmlMy travels in South America are going well, the bus trips have been long but I dont mind and my Couc...de37996df776c5b69c8fe7be6b19f5b9Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:10:12 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Back%20on%20the%20Road.whtmlA lot has happened since my last post, I did indeed start my South America travels back up in June a...0de983f03e021c4c294c29992aaf9e89Thu, 12 Jun 2014 20:21:55 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Gringo%20en%20Envigado.whtmlI’ll start this post with some good news bad news stuff, my laptop has been dead since the beginning...67614009ef98c6397ef2198c498c0a59Sun, 11 May 2014 02:27:03 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Hola%20Colombia,%20Again.whtmlWell I’m back in Colombia! Haha. I’ve been pulled back by an amazing girl, a chance to take a break...34110c6b007049e8016b5a809ae5a917Mon, 07 Apr 2014 19:17:03 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Ciao%20Colombia!.whtmlAh Colombia, more ups then downs for sure. I met some great people at the hostel in Medellin while I...5a70bc93de48087216886d336a27c4a3Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:25:15 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Hola%20Colombia!!!.whtmlI arrived 6 days ago here in Medellin and it’s been relatively busy days. I’ve already stayed with 2...e8abd07899f1bc10b6dde533cab4a6e0Wed, 19 Feb 2014 01:07:05 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/32%20Tips%20for%20Cheaper%20Travel.whtmlHere are some tips I’ve used to keep my travels cheap. Accommodations CouchSurfing: I’ve used CS...77b86a5de925d4b8fd0155c8ca99dddfSun, 19 Jan 2014 18:45:01 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/I%E2%80%99m%20off%20to%20Colombia!.whtmlHello again, another 2 months have passed and things are changing once again. I’m still living in th...867d46320848096d412939d6d80ee80dThu, 16 Jan 2014 04:53:52 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Ah,%20San%20Francisco%E2%80%A6.whtmlIt’s been a while since my last post and a lot has happened. In my last post I was happily working a...e1a4e0e4e50637c965de5e12755715c2Sun, 17 Nov 2013 19:25:00 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/First%20month%20in%20SF.whtmlIt feels good to have a month of “travel” under my belt again. It’s not like the 20 months I had las...aa605039150e5c2d6891984ae7deb7fdThu, 03 Oct 2013 10:59:27 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2013-2015/Hello%20San%20Francisco!.whtmlI’m back on the road! This time I have gone West to San Francisco, California. Also I took a plane t...29a2a8cc680818d9f40a485c7b432440Fri, 13 Sep 2013 18:59:49 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Finding%20Happiness.whtmlThis is by no means a how-to on the subject of becoming happy as anyone who has known me long enough...9b4719f8de6dc449a5ae805c327a2395Thu, 11 Jul 2013 07:43:21 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20589%20(Sydney,%20Australia).whtmlSpent half a week in Melbourne before going on to Sydney where I am now. Melbourne was nice but I di...4ddbe1772538a37574c3a35108bb6dc5Sun, 14 Oct 2012 18:16:21 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20568%20(Perth,%20Australia).whtmlWell things have not gone as well in Perth as I had hoped. I was looking for a job in my field that...03efad45da57af4a42002a4b54e846d2Fri, 21 Sep 2012 23:37:26 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20509%20(Perth,%20Australia).whtmlI have arrived in Perth! It took over 16 months of travel to get to Australia which was decided as m...7ed7d736486d1e59bce6c0ec88722d47Sun, 22 Jul 2012 22:49:32 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20488%20(Kuala%20Lumpur,%20Malaysia).whtmlI’m sorry for not posting in over 2 months. I was living with my girlfriend after my Japan trip. She...85e8f486ba697fcef7c2c991730e1fc3Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:05:26 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20415%20(Tokyo,%20Japan).whtmlBeen in Japan for 3 weeks now and have a little over a week left before flying back to Kuala Lumpur....ed38934dccc432b28d38e144061d9aceThu, 19 Apr 2012 22:43:12 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20391%20(Kuala%20Lumpur,%20Malaysia).whtmlWell it’s been an exciting and interesting month. After Siem Reap I moved onto Phnom Penh to catch m...53572a9ad7e706ca361f4cc27ab8f1b4Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:43:12 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/1%20Year%20(Siem%20Reap,%20Cambodia).whtmlWell it’s finally arrived, the 1 year mark of my world travels. Some days it feels like I just start...ac6010d50fff1fe6a5e55b73b466e591Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:00:21 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20343%20(Koh%20Phi%20Phi,%20Thailand).whtmlI finished my time in Goa several weeks ago and moved on to New Delhi for over a week. I decided to...9930fe86f18d4e3c238e07d7e8c7d839Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:04:31 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20306%20%E2%80%93%20Happy%20NY!%20(Anjuna,%20IN).whtmlIt’s been a very relaxing month in Anjuna, Goa, India. I decided to take a 6 week vacation from trav...ece13484e88ec8905a442debecde987eSun, 01 Jan 2012 23:03:44 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20268%20(Kolkata,%20India).whtmlThings have been up and down since my last post from Udaipur. I stayed there an extra night and then...e85281187c7508c0711b8be4fd99c2c4Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:55:54 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20249%20(Udaipur,%20India).whtmlHaven’t had much opportunity over the last 2 weeks to make a post as finding wireless internet in In...cfbbffd3c33555a7dbb8db45ae997cd5Sat, 05 Nov 2011 17:33:20 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20236%20(Riyadh,%20Saudi%20Arabia).whtmlWell it wouldn’t be a blog post if I didn’t do the usual apology for not posting in a while. Since m...429e84035f9f05d7856bf066bf3ac55eMon, 24 Oct 2011 01:14:08 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20219%20(Alexandria,%20Egypt).whtmlFinally got my India visa which is very good news for the future of my trip as it was a big part of...7694a1b49f806d4394529b34f9d22171Thu, 06 Oct 2011 04:58:19 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20213%20(Cairo,%20Egypt).whtmlSince Moscow I went to Saint Petersburg for a little over a week. I Couch Surfed with 3 different ho...fe602598fbf29e45b2f9529881a0faeaSat, 01 Oct 2011 03:06:17 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20197%20(Moscow,%20Russia).whtmlToday is my 14th day in Moscow and it is time to move onto Saint Petersburg for a little while. I bo...73193bc40a48f8f280d682410deb3729Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:42:14 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20190%20(Moscow,%20Russia).whtmlIt’s been half a year already since I left Saskatoon for the rest of the world. It seriously feels l...10ee533d346d0eccd9a9d1b2273574d2Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:08:54 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20178%20(Chisinau,%20Moldova).whtmlIn 1 week I will have officially traveled for 6 months, I will try and do a post on that day as it’s...1c638d5d0a77120662d02c1335a2da2eSat, 27 Aug 2011 00:49:02 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20171%20(GOT%20MY%20VISA!!!).whtmlFinally got my visa to Russia! I have been in Istanbul since the 6th of August and gave them my pass...8007ab5c58c4f0bf7ae1ca6717b3f3dbFri, 19 Aug 2011 22:02:39 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20160%20(Istanbul,%20Turkey).whtmlWell it’s been 19 days since my last post and a lot has happened. I had a great time in Italy and me...fcc9e8fdebb61338f867f0bae30f64d4Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:03:24 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20141%20(Rome,%20Italy).whtmlThe days keep flying by rather fast, will be 5 months very soon. Had a chance to hop on a weight sca...a78b6e22a10fa14f3ff7a3d4dbdf52c6Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:03:19 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20134%20(Vienna,%20Austria).whtmlSorry as always for late posting, I am just so crap at posting things when traveling, maybe I will g...1121f02897955ee0b298adf68e023612Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:35:12 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20112%20(Prague,%20Czech%20Republic).whtmlJust spent last week in Berlin, Germany after leaving Amsterdam around June 14th I believe. I was go...dfbf5049565357ca7d21b73a51fbac98Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:47:46 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%20100!!!!%20(Amsterdam,%20NL).whtmlWell I haven’t updated in a few weeks (typical) so I will mention what I did after Paris which was m...550c1dccb32f29bfa786ce39f74dbe80Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:29:21 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/Gear%20Update.whtmlI posted my original gear list with a picture of everything before I started my trip and I am now 11...7e470ef54cec7aa4ac7a681e87d7d4f8Sun, 22 May 2011 03:39:53 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%2081%20(Paris,%20France).whtmlI spent last week in London with a friend who managed to get a flight to London for work related rea...f7a0a4ce88d5937009119b48cbd83029Sat, 21 May 2011 17:00:50 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/Day%2069%20(Cardiff,%20Wales).whtmlWell, I have been extremely slack in writing and I apologize for that. Not sure if it has been late...c11e80518f8e6399ad0d4335bff05794Mon, 09 May 2011 20:53:26 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/London%20%E2%80%93%20Week%20Two.whtmlBeen kind of lazy and didn’t post at the actual week 2. I am also over a month into my trip and will...91462f005b44b8cc2728ee15695a3b5bFri, 08 Apr 2011 04:12:47 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/London%20%E2%80%93%20Week%20One.whtmlI am writing this on day 6 in London which is not really week 1 but I had free time so it seemed a g...fd1b54e941ff26049baf38840366fe50Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:24:38 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/New%20York%20%E2%80%93%20Week%20Two.whtmlSo I have been in NY/NJ for roughly 14 days now. I leave Sunday night to London and have been workin...c7290d7bec1359592a3c3be0e55ee042Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:58:06 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/2011-2012/New%20York%20%E2%80%93%20First%20Week.whtmlSo I finally made it to New York after a 59 hour bus ride that had 6 transfers. I am not sure I woul...fa2cfca8449d76e6e94c5d375b3b9a3bFri, 11 Mar 2011 03:46:18 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Travel/Travel%20Itinerary.whtmlI have been wanting to travel for years now, so around June 2010 I decided that I was going to do it...5ea0adcdcae42e10b0b6e6f4acd96168Sun, 20 Feb 2011 08:00:27 GMThttps://dustinbrett.com/?url=Users/Public/Documents/Blog%20Posts/Leaving%20Saskatoon.whtmlI will be leaving Saskatoon via Greyhound bus for New York City on March 2nd, 2011. The ticket cost...36a091aee7701eef10a51edf48308195Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:00:49 GMT