Ethan's Guide to Building Your Adventures

Widgets are one of those things that many people have heard of but few actually understand what they are exactly. You probably use widgets all of the time on the internet and never notice. Think of a widget as a tool, like a screwdriver but for your website. Widgets are handy little things that enhance Read More…

      April is the time of year when the weather begins to warm, the trees begin to bloom and there is a freshness in the air. Well, unless you’re in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case you will be getting the opposite conditions. But regardless, wherever you travel to there will be opportunities Read More…

Everyone has their own individual preference for what they want their site to look like. Never underestimate the power a good theme can have for your website. And I’m not talking about a storytelling theme, I’m talking about a website theme! On a WordPress site themes are what the templates the site uses are called. Read More…

In many ways writing a blog is simple. You just pick a site, write out a few posts and bam, you’re done! Well that is true if you’re just trying to get away with the bare minimum, but my job isn’t to make you a somewhat average website creator. My job is to show you Read More…

Since April 8th is Zoo Lover’s Day, I thought it would be appropriate to talk about some of the extraordinary zoos that are out there to visit. In many ways, a zoo is a perfect place to take some great photographs and videos and practice your skills with a camera. The enclosures that animals are Read More…

So last week I talked about how recording and uploading videos to your site was smart way to show your ability to create immersive content for your audience. Now we can go on to photos, which can be just as effective if done correctly. Thanks to our phones, we take a TON of photos wherever Read More…

PennStateStudyAbroad.com Not too long ago in one of my classes at Penn State we had a Facebook Live discussion about the pros and cons of study abroad and the difference between the PR spiel and what it is really like. Here is the link to the session for anybody who wants to check it out.  If Read More…

So earlier this week I talked about how to capture some great footage for your blog site when you’re actually travelling. Now, you can always just upload whatever raw footage you have onto YouTube and see how it turns out, but that isn’t very professional. And as you know, we’re all about professionalism here, since Read More…

  This week I wanted to touch on a subject that I personally have a great interest in when documenting my travels: taking and uploading videos. Today I wanted to discuss good filming techniques to adopt while you’re traveling and next blog I’ll talk about the best way to share them with everyone back home. Read More…

So next Monday the 22nd is International Earth Day and I wanted to use this blog to take a moment to talk about international community service. As I talked about in my first blog post, international travel shouldn’t just be about vacationing somewhere exotic. Quite frankly with the cost of airline tickets, transportation, housing and Read More…