Troy Makous

I have found that sometimes the best gift is not giving somebody a thing or treating them to an experience. It is instead much simpler: make them laugh. You also will find it fun for yourself too. These gifts are all built around that premise. Enjoy

In 2022 I quit my job and travelled through Latin America for a year with nothing but a backpack. Here are all of the items I brought with me.

In my late twenties, I learned Spanish and became fluent while living in the US. I did it WITHOUT spending a lot of money. It led to a year long adventure through Latin America and a lifelong love of Latin dance. Here are the tools you need

For the adventurous man, a good memoir can remind you that your wandering and off-the-beaten-path ambitions are a gift. These memoirs and biographies have all impacted me personally in one way or another. “I saw that my life was a vast glowing empty page and I could do anything I wanted.” -Jack Kerouac

Philly has good tacos if you know where to look, but also has pretty mediocre tacos if you don’t…I lived in Mexico for a bit and organize the world famous South Philly taco crawl, so you can take my word for it. Skip the famous places and go to these hidden gems instead