Red Jacket Stories - Red Jacket Travels

I like reminiscing on some of my previous memories while abroad. Here, I’ll post my most memorable experiences from my previous trips. Traveling to over 50 countries has allowed me to accumulate a wide variety of stories that I’m now sharing with you! Enjoy!

I watched the World Series live for 20 bucks
I don’t know anyone who works for the Washington Nationals or Houston Astros. But here’s how I saw a game of the 2019 World Series live for only $20 AND it was perfectly legal. (None of that sneaking in stuff.) It was Sunday, October 27, 2019. A light breeze drifted through the DC air, but…
Hiking the finest walk in the world
Whenever something is considered to be the best or finest or grandest, I always approach it with skepticism. However, when it comes to the Milford Track, it lives up to the hype as the “finest walk in the world.”
When I saw a live snake venom extraction
Essentially, they purposely pissed off the snake with a stick so it would want to bite down and release venom from its fangs. But, while that was happening, another guy would grab the snake by its head and the snake would bite into a beaker, and the venom would drip into the container.
Stories from the 9th longest flight in the world
Just over 8,446 miles traveled. About 17 hours in length. One (1) seat in economy class for the entire trip. That’s what I was facing on December 21, 2018 when I arrived at 7am at San Francisco International Airport for my flight across the Pacific Ocean to Singapore.
When half a continent lost power
Now, how does half a continent lose power? No, this is a legitimate question, how does half a continent lose power! Because that’s what happened to all of Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and parts of Brazil and Chile on June 16, 2019.