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20 Best Photos 2017

By |2021-08-15T21:52:50-05:00November 22nd, 2017|Categories: Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Photos, South America|Tags: |

20 Best Photos 2017.  The year is not quite over, but my international travels are until the end of the year.  And, I did tell a white lie, there are more than 20 photos in this post. Also, I have highlighted some items from Amazon with some images of cool travel products.  If you click on [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Mekong River Cruise Laos

By |2021-04-15T21:48:45-05:00June 24th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , , , |

Mekong River Cruise Laos. The Luang Say undulated over the brownish river. Thick clouds of mist sat heavily on lush green forests of rolling hilltops. Hard rain pounded down on the boat. The rhythmic pulse of the engine propelled the boat down the Mekong River. I was comfortably ensconced on a cushioned chair watching the world [...]

Luang Prabang From Above

By |2021-04-15T21:53:10-05:00June 13th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Must-See|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Luang Prabang rests at the confluence of the Mekong River and Nam Khan River. Luang Prabang gained prominence in the 14th century as part of the first Lao Kingdom. The French extended their influence to Laos in the 19th century to protect against the marauding Chinese. Today, the French presence is easily recognizable whether it is [...]

President Trump, They Are Coming To Get You

By |2020-11-08T09:42:25-06:00May 10th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Africa, Asia|Tags: , , |

President Trump, They Are Coming To Get You.  Candidate Trump controversially called for a complete ban of Muslims when he stated: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRxozK6Bpvk There are approximately 1.6 [...]

Chin Tattoo Women

By |2021-04-16T16:17:34-05:00April 8th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Chin Tattoo Women.  Myanmar is an incredibly diverse hodgepodge, with 135 distinct ethnic groups and 108 language groups.  That is quite a punch for a country of 50 million.  One of these ethnic groups is the Chin people who could be found in the western part of Myanmar (and also in India and Bangladesh).  The Chin [...]

Fantastic Faces Of Myanmar

By |2021-04-14T19:20:03-05:00April 5th, 2017|Categories: Asia, Photos, Unique Experiences|

Fantastic Faces Of Myanmar.  Myanmar or Burma as it was formally called is a place of magic and wonderment.  It is an incredibly beautiful and historic country with amazing sites like the never-ending Temples of Bagan, the golden Shwedagon Pagoda, and the amazing carvings in the isolated Mrauk U.  Myanmar’s 50 million citizens have struggled through [...]

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