We live in a replacement culture where it is simply easier to buy a new item than fix an old one – particularly when it comes to a disposable item like a backpack. I am stepping outside of that mentality to search for a highly crafted backpack that will fit all aspects of my life rather than just one particular area. Will the Tom Bihn backpacks fill that need?

It took me months to even come to the decision that I want to leave and go travel, and it took even longer to work up the courage to actually go through with it. The pictures will highlight the places I have been, but the more intriguing bits are the things I have learned. I won’t be able to write everything and even when I do I am sure that I won’t be able to do it justice, but here are some of it.