Monthly Archives: January 2018

Lethwei Fight Yangon Myanmar

By |2019-05-28T05:46:09-05:00January 22nd, 2018|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , |

Lethwei Fight Yangon Myanmar.  Hard core. Brutal. That is Lethwei, the Burmese martial art. Many are familiar with Muay Thai in neighboring Thailand. When one thinks of Thailand; images of tuk-tuks, to-die-for beaches, Buddhist temples, all come promptly to mind. In the pantheon of Thai stereotypes, Muay Thai has an equal seat. Muay Thai traces its [...]

Artemy Lebedev – 193 countries … and exploring over 1500 cities

By |2019-05-28T05:46:11-05:00January 18th, 2018|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , |

[Download .mp3] Being a lazy workaholic propelled Artemy to become one of the world’s most traveled people Artemy had exploration in his DNA.  As a kid he traveled the metro in Moscow visiting scores of different theaters, satisfying his passion of cinema as well as exploring the nooks and crannies of his city.  As an adult, [...]

Vanuatu – 117th Country

By |2019-05-28T05:46:14-05:00January 16th, 2018|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown, Oceania|

Vanuatu – 117th Country.  To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries.  Vanuatu is my 117th country.     Check out the best 193 travel books to read!   Vanuatu a small Pacific nation gained its [...]

Have I Really Been To Vanuatu?

By |2021-04-12T15:02:15-05:00January 15th, 2018|Categories: Oceania, Unique Experiences|

Have I Really Been To Vanuatu?  I am part of a community who is attempting to travel to every country in the world.  According to the United Nations there are 193 countries.  So far I have been to 117 countries which sounds impressive, until you realize I still have to travel to 76 countries.  It is [...]

Fiji – 116th Country

By |2020-01-07T06:07:00-06:00January 15th, 2018|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown, Oceania|

Fiji – 116th Country.  To see where I have been so far, check out my map as I count down the final 93 countries on the road to all 193 UN countries.  Fiji is my 116th country.     Check out the best 193 travel books to read!   A five night trip to Fiji was [...]

Jonny Blair – 113 countries … a Northern Irishman in Poland

By |2019-05-28T07:15:17-05:00January 4th, 2018|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Jonny has been on the road for nearly a decade in a half and has covered a lot of ground.  Jonny was inspired to travel by both ice cream and football.  He sold ice cream for four summers in his twenties and his coworkers hailed from 20 different countries, opening his eyes to the [...]

Quarantine On The Friendship Highway, Part IV

By |2020-03-31T13:01:06-05:00January 2nd, 2018|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , , , , , |

Quarantine On The Friendship Highway, Part IV.   Real fear and paranoia set in.  It was our fourth day and for all intensive purposes we were in an information black out.  The day began like Groundhog Day, the same as the day before.  The Yetis silently crept into our room with thermometers clutched in their white latex [...]

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