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Below, you’ll find a detailed breakdown of how I spent two weeks in French Guyana, Suriname, and Guyana. It is…
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My week-long trip through Sicily was as unexpected as many of my other trips. Therefore, I didn’t really have a…
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Algeria is a country that has been on my wish list for nearly a decade. Years ago, I went through…
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In December of 2023, I was lucky enough to visit Iraq for technically the third time. It was a great…
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After years of wanting to visit Syria, I finally made it happen in October of 2023. This was my fourth…
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Arrival in Ashgabat When you arrive at Ashgabat Airport, you will immediately be given a COVID test which you then…
Continue ReadingWhat To Do In Guayaquil
I have to admit, I had zero expectations about this city. When I was here in 2016 on my way…
Continue Reading10 Days Working Remotely in the Galapagos
There are tons of articles that show you how to do the Galapagos Islands on a budget and we all…
Continue ReadingMusings from Two Years on the Road
Last month, I celebrated my second anniversary of being on the road. When I left Mexico at the end of…
Continue ReadingHow Not To Do Easter Island
Like many people, going to Easter Island was something that I had always dreamed of ever since I first saw…
Continue Reading10 Days in Venezuela
Day 1 & 2 – Caracas I arrived in Caracas in the late afternoon on a Saturday. Based on everything…
Continue ReadingWest Africa – Mauritania to Sierra Leone
For the non-extreme travelers out there, there is one thing that I need to make clear before I go much…
Continue ReadingA Journey Through Mali
Every since I first saw a photo of Timbuktu, I dreamt about seeing one of the fabled mud cities of…
Continue ReadingA Week in Socotra
While there are some places on my travel bucket list that I have been wanting to visit for years, Socotra…
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