Five Days At The Russian Cosmodrome Baikonur For A Manned Space Launch Day One. My afternoon flight from Almaty touched down at the Kyzylorda domestic airport. I had landed in Kyzylorda, a city founded in the early 19th century, located in southern central Kazakhstan. Kyzylorda as you might guess, is not a hotbed of tourism. Why [...]
Kazakhstan – 118th 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. Kazakhstan is my 118th country. Check out my map. Check out the best 193 travel books. Kazakhstan is the world’s largest landlocked country with 20 [...]
Around The World On TV. I have had an odd and uncanny ability to get on TV. But only after I have departed the US. In fact, the camera is not too fond of me in my own homeland. I will take you back many years ago … to the fourth grade. The local TV station [...]
Travel Musings From Kazakhstan. Why do we like to travel? Yes, of course, it is the momentous experiences that are burned in your psyche. Sunrise at the Taj Mahal. Watching a lion tear into a gazelle in the Serengeti near dusk. Gazing at the mysterious Moai on Easter Island as the waves of the Pacific Ocean [...]
Top Sights Almaty Kazakhstan. Almaty is not elbowing out Paris any time soon on top travel lists, but this Central Asian city should be included on your to-visit-lists. Almaty is the largest city in Kazakhstan (yes, that one, made famous by Borat) nearing two million people. For decades, Almaty served as Kazakhstan’s capital, until the capital [...]
Frank has nearly visited the 5,000 places on his list which makes him the best traveled person in terms of quality. [Download .mp3] Frank passionately believes in what he calls quality tourism, which he defines as the opposite of checking boxes. So instead of focusing on crossing borders, he focuses on visiting places of note which [...]
Saving Money While Traveling Vaccines Overseas. I can’t travel, I don’t have any money. Have you ever said that? I have a couple of tricks to save money while hitting the road. I have repaired luggage zippers in Yerevan, Armenia. Timed my haircut for Granada and Bhutan. And gotten my vaccines in Bangkok. Every year or [...]
Island Paradise Nyaung Oo Phee. Salt-colored sand. Translucent azure ocean waters. Tranquility and serenity. Every year it becomes more challenging to find your own secret hideaway. Between Tripadvisor, apps, and social media there are fewer and fewer undiscovered corners of the world. But I found my slice of perfection. How is this for crystal clear [...]
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