Monthly Archives: June 2017

Bardo Museum-Must-See

By |2021-04-15T21:23:31-05:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Must-See|Tags: , , , |

Bardo Museum-Must-See.  I have a theory on museums.  My rule of thumb in most cases is I only visit world class museums like the Hermitage or the Louvre.  It can be depressing visiting underfunded, poorly managed museums.  So I knew when visiting Tunisia, I had to visit the Bardo National Museum.   The Bardo is the second [...]

Indianapolis War Memorials

By |2021-04-16T13:31:39-05:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: Must-See, North America|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Indianapolis War Memorials.  I had no expectations for my long weekend in Indianapolis.  I was attending a workshop for travel bloggers called BlogHouse.   As a former resident of Chicago, I had passed through Indianapolis over the years for the occasional work trip or social event, but had never formed an opinion in regard to the city.  (Except [...]

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 [...]

Dustin Pfundheller – 193 countries …  at the age of 30 with the help of Tinder!

By |2019-07-06T04:44:09-05:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Podcast, Uncategorized|

[Download .mp3] Dustin balanced his career as a dentist while completing all 193 UN countries and then some. Dustin grew up in small town America yet ended up living in Singapore working as a dentist.  Despite a childhood of limited travel, he spread his travel wings after settling in Singapore and began to discover the region. [...]

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 [...]

Thomas Brackmann – 155 countries … and planning on finishing in 2 years!

By |2019-07-06T04:46:16-05:00June 8th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Thomas grew up behind the Iron Curtain, joined the military to travel, and now lives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.   Thomas was raised in in East Germany in modest circumstances, with virtually no travel in his life.  He joined the military for 12 years which allowed him the opportunity to travel.  During [...]

Tiebele Painted Houses

By |2021-04-16T13:37:49-05:00June 5th, 2017|Categories: Africa, Must-See|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Tiebele Painted Houses.  The truck grooved down the fairly-well graded dirt road.  The windows were rolled down, orange/brown dust poured in.  There was no AC.  It was well over 100 F and I was covered in a permanent glaze of sweat.  I was in southern Burkina Faso, near the Ghana border, heading to the painted village [...]

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