Unique Experiences

Exploring The Aral Sea In Uzbekistan

By |2019-11-17T23:55:17-06:00November 17th, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

Exploring The Aral Sea In Uzbekistan. When the name Uzbekistan slips into the conversation, images of the Silk Road waltz through my mind. I conjure pictures from Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva of ancient walled cities, ancient mosques, and azure-tiled minarets. Yet, there is more to explore in Uzbekistan than just the Silk Road. [...]

Meeting Prince James And Liam Of The Principality Of Sealand

By |2019-10-07T07:40:18-05:00October 7th, 2019|Categories: Europe, Unique Experiences|

Meeting Prince James And Liam Of The Principality Of Sealand.  Let’s face it, many people around the world are fascinated with the royals. Just think of the obsession with Princes Diana or the weddings of Harry & Meghan and William & Kate. Royal family intrigue is not typically of interest to me, but I had [...]

The People Of Peshawar

By |2019-10-06T05:38:30-05:00October 4th, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

The people of Peshawar. Visiting Peshawar Pakistan. Peshawar is ancient city whose history can be traced back 2500 years. It is one of the oldest cities in the world. Peshawar sits in a valley and is only 30 miles (50 km) from the Afghan border. In fact, the main ethnic group in the Peshawar region is [...]

Visiting The Wagah Border Ceremony From Pakistan And India

By |2019-09-30T09:49:59-05:00September 28th, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

What you need to know when visiting Wagah Ceremony from Pakistan India.  Part Dancing With The Stars and part Battle Rap, the Wagah-Attari border ceremony exceeded my high expectations. The Wagah-Attari border is currently the only open land border crossing between India and Pakistan, two long-term rivals ever since their independence in 1947. It takes place [...]

Visiting The Fukushima Disaster Area

By |2019-09-01T22:19:55-05:00September 1st, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

Visiting Fukushima Disaster Area.  There are some things which you simply don’t really want to score well at. Avoiding the highest rating within the International Nuclear Event Scale is a worthwhile endeavor. Chernobyl was given the highest classification, Level 7. Only one other nuclear disaster received the same calamitous rating and that was the Fukushima Daiichi [...]

No Double Dipping In Osaka

By |2019-09-05T22:02:52-05:00August 22nd, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

In 1993, George Costanza, the fictional character on Seinfeld, brought to the masses the risks and dangers of “double-dipping”. No one has ever looked at a bowl of salsa the same way.  Eating Kushikatsu Osaka and no double dipping in Osaka. But, it appears the original harbinger of double-dipping [...]

Trekking For Gorillas In Kahuzi-Biega National Park

By |2023-07-08T15:46:10-05:00April 23rd, 2019|Categories: Africa, Unique Experiences|

Trekking Gorillas Kahuzi-Biega National Park. “Sporadic but severe outbreaks of violence targeting civilians, including killing, rape, kidnapping, and pillaging, continue” … “A significant number of both confirmed and probable cases of Ebola have been reported”. These are some of the travel advisories for the Democratic Republic of Congo. Not exactly reassuring. Not what you would want [...]

Temples of Bagan Photo Experience

By |2021-08-24T07:11:09-05:00March 23rd, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

Bagan Photo Experience.  I have expressed my love for Temples of Bagan previously. I am a strong believer that these temples should be categorized in the top tier of must-see landmarks in the world. I have visited these temples four times beginning in 2005. And I want to go back again. Soon. Bagan was the [...]

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