Palau, Pacific Perfection. Dreams do come true. The country of Palau in the Pacific Ocean is a vision of transparent azure oceans, rainbow-colored tropical fish, and hundreds of green-dotted islands. It is fantastically beautiful. Palau is series of 300 plus islands is located in the Western Pacific Ocean and is part of Caroline Islands in Micronesia. [...]
Snorkel in Yap. I swung my legs over the side of the boat, and slid into the warm Pacific Ocean. I was in Yap, one of the four main islands of Federated States of Micronesia. Yap with its cool sounding name is an isolated island with less than 20,000 people calling it home. Only two scheduled [...]
Faces Of Bhutan. I have traveled to Bhutan three times, approximately spending a month in the country. I have also worked with a local travel operator as a consultant for three years. If you need advice or help, planning a trip to Bhutan, please email me at Ric @ GlobalGaz.com Part of the magic traveling to [...]
Federated States Of Micronesia – 114th 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. Federated States of Micronesia is my 114th country. Check out the best 193 travel books to read! They don’t [...]
Yap - Remote Pacific Paradise. Yap is remote, real remote. Only three flights a week connect to this miniscule Pacific Island. Yap is one of the least visited countries in the world, click here to see the other least visited places. Yap is one of the four islands that makes up the Federated States of Micronesia. [...]
[Download .mp3] Special Report - Turmoil In The Travel Community - The William Baekeland Controversy William Baekeland, a former guest, on Counting Countries is allegedly Jesse Simon Gordon. The travel community is alleging malfeasance on William’s part. William has been accused of being a con man who has been preying on members of the travel community. [...]
Tiger's Nest Must-See. I have traveled to Bhutan three times, approximately spending a month in the country. I have also worked with a local travel operator as a consultant for three years. If you need advice or help, planning a trip to Bhutan, please email me at Ric @ GlobalGaz.com. Paris has the Eifel Tower and [...]
The magic of travel. The simple joy of travel. I was riding my rental bike, sweating profusely, as I pushed the bike around the Burmese town of Mrauk U. For three hundred years plus Mrauk U served as the capital of Mrauk U Kingdom ending in the 18th century. Mrauk U is the lesser known brother [...]
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