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Visiting The Principality Of Sealand

By |2021-08-03T08:16:08-05:00June 10th, 2019|Categories: Europe, Off The Beaten Path|

Visiting Principality Sealand.  How many countries are there in the world? Well, it depends on who you ask. If you are standing in the General Assembly, they will inform you there are 193 sovereign countries as recognized by the UN. But the debate is just getting heated. There is another group of countries that walk [...]

Eight Days In Mauritania, An Agenda, Part I

By |2021-01-10T07:53:13-06:00June 4th, 2019|Categories: Africa, Off The Beaten Path|

Sample Agenda Mauritania.  Mauritania is a big boy, the 11th largest country in Africa. It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on its other borders; Western Sahara, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal. Mauritania is primarily a desert country with 90% of its land found in the Sahara. These areas were originally settled by [...]

Hotel Casa Khaldi Is The Worst Hotel, Ever

By |2020-02-29T12:58:41-06:00May 14th, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

Hotel Casa Khaldi Worst Hotel Chefchaouen.  The trip did not get off to a good start.  CTM, a well-known bus line in Morocco was sold out.  I turned to TripAdvisor and found Morocco Trek Safaris who offered a transfer, door-to-door transfer in four hours, from Fez to Chefchaouen for triple the price.  Unfortunately, a higher [...]

Adam Hickman … striving to travel to every country before he turns 40

By |2019-05-25T08:00:26-05:00May 9th, 2019|Categories: Podcast|

Adam Hickman … striving to travel to every country before he turns 40 Adam has traveled to 114 countries On today’s episode, I welcome Adam Hickman to Counting Countries. Adam is on a mission to visit every country before he turns 40 and moving to the UAE opened up many travel opportunities.  . Before I [...]

Cape Verde – 137th Country

By |2019-05-23T14:55:23-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

Cape Verde – 137th 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. Cape Verde is my 137th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! Cabo Verde is a series of 10 [...]

Morocco – 136th Country

By |2019-05-25T08:02:55-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

Morocco – 136th 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. Morocco is my 136th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! Islam and Arabic swept into Morocco in the 7th [...]

Mauritania – 135th Country

By |2019-06-17T07:41:55-05:00May 3rd, 2019|Categories: Africa, Counting Countries 193 Countdown|

Mauritania – 135th 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. Mauritania is my 135th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! Mauritania traces its history to a Berber kingdom from [...]

Trekking For Gorillas In Kahuzi-Biega National Park

By |2024-08-20T13:16:33-05:00April 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 [...]

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