Monthly Archives: July 2017

Quarantine On The Friendship Highway, Part III

By |2020-03-31T12:59:25-05:00July 21st, 2017|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , |

Quarantine On The Friendship Highway, Part III.  A rap video!  Let’s film a rap video.  What else is there to do when you being held against your will? If you need to catch up from the beginning, click here to read Part I.   The yetis silently entered my room the following morning.  A thermometer extended, [...]

Randy Williams – 86 countries … and counting!

By |2019-07-06T04:34:40-05:00July 20th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] Randy is a well-known radio personality who happens to be on a quest to travel to every country in the world. Randy became intrigued with travel while listening to his Spanish teacher’s travel stories.  At the age of 26, he ventured abroad for the first time, and immediately became smitten with Brazil.  He traveled [...]

Burkina Faso Road Trip

By |2021-03-31T11:16:02-05:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Off The Beaten Path|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Burkina Faso Road Trip “Uncle Paul, do you know the capital of Upper Volta?” a cocky 12 year old quizzed his elder. “Upper what?” Uncle Paul responded, perplexed with a dollop of indifference. “Ouagadougou!” the proud 12 year old responded, hitting each one of the syllables.  The brash pre-teen of course was me.  At my school, [...]

That Time I Was On Thai TV

By |2021-04-15T21:47:23-05:00July 9th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , |

That Time I Was On Thai TV.  It was another steamy stick morning in Thailand.  I was on the outskirts of Bangkok at the Jesada Technik Museum.  The museum is a collection of 500 cars and motorcycles from the private collection of Thai businessman, Jesada Deshsakulrith.  It is a fun place to stroll around for an [...]

Eric Nguyen – 193 countries … at the age of 24!

By |2019-07-06T04:42:20-05:00July 6th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , |

[Download .mp3] At the age of 24, Eric visited his last UN country beating Guinness World Record Holder, James Asquith.   Eric grew up in northern California, the son of Vietnamese immigrants.  He had the opportunity of international travel with his family growing up.  But his travel began in earnest when he went backpacking in East [...]

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