Greg Seymour's Blog, page 2
January 1, 2019
Self-Publishing for Newbies
Hello friends! Greg and I get questions all the time on self-publishing, so we have decided to do a blog post on it for you.
Here is our advice, answers, and tips for you:
1. Why did you self-publish vs. publishing the traditional way? Well, that answer is quite simple: time and money.
TIME: It could take a long time (years!) to be properly accepted by a publisher. Just thinking of how many letters we’d have to send out, then be patient, then receive rejection letters, all the...
December 17, 2018
Appalachian Trail vs. the Camino de Santiago
Sunsets and I just recently walked the 500-mile Camino de Santiago across Northern Spain. It was such a great experience! Besides the daily hiking, we thoroughly enjoyed the ancient architecture seen in the churches and buildings, the food (and wine!), the people we got to meet from all over the world, and the adventure of seeing a new country for the first time.
Many of you have asked us “was it similar to hiking the 2, 200-mile Appalachian Trail?” Well, see for yourself…
Here is a com...
November 8, 2018
October 30, 2018
ULA Photon Backpack Review
Planes, Trains, Automobiles … and Feet Chica and I just returned from an incredible adventure and I used a new piece of gear that I want to talk about: the ULA Photon Backpack. Our 50-day trip to Europe started on an Amtrak train that shuttled us from central Wisconsin to Chicago. We then flew to […]
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August 22, 2018
Camino de Santiago Gear List
Below are two complete Camino de Santiago gear lists, one for the men and one for the women. While walking the Appalachian Trail Chica and I dreamed up the next adventure. We both agreed a trip to Spain to walk the 500 mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela would be the trip of a lifetime. […]
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Camino de Santiago Gear List
Below are two complete Camino de Santiago gear lists, one for the men and one for the women. While walking the Appalachian Trail Chica and I dreamed up the next adventure. We both agreed a trip to Spain to walk the 500 mile pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela would be the trip of a lifetime.
Taking what learned from minimalist living backpacking through the AT we designed out Camino packing list to cover all our needs while at the same time allow us the freedom a lighter backpack afford...
August 5, 2018
July 19, 2018
How the Appalachian Trail Wrecked My Life
Please welcome Stacia who is guest posting with us today. Stacia grew up on a farm in the southern-most part of Georgia and was bitten by the outdoorsy bug at a young age, often playing in the woods on her family’s property for hours at a time. But it wasn’t until college that she first […]
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July 8, 2018
Getting into Hot Water
In addition to articles about the Appalachian Trail occasionally we will post about other travels we have had. This piece of travel writing is an excerpt from my memoir Costa Rica Curious and takes place on our due diligence trip before we moved to Costa Rica. Grecia may have gone to bed late the previous night, but that did not keep […]
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July 3, 2018
La Sportiva Wildcat Review
Trail runners have replaced traditional boots as the preferred footwear for an Appalachian Trail thru-hike. I chose La Sportiva Wildcats for our 2,200 mile journey and this is my La Sportiva Wildcat review. Before making the firm decision of thru-hiking in trail runners I tried both boots and trail runners in the mountains of the […]
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