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Three Days of Luxury in Khao Lak

By |2019-07-06T10:38:04-05:00March 8th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Asia|Tags: , , , , |

Three Days of Luxury in Khao Lak.  Travel blogging does not rank highly in the hierarchy of well-paid careers, but it does come with some awesome benefits.  After spending three days roughing it on Surin Islands in very rustic accommodations (either tents or simple bungalows), I arrived at the JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa [...]

Sepp Kaiser – 190 countries … on a single 10-year trip!

By |2019-07-06T05:29:17-05:00March 2nd, 2017|Categories: Podcast|

[Download .mp3] Sepp left his family farm in Austria in 1985, and he did not see his family until 1995, when he returned after visiting every country in the world.   Sepp is a vagabond at heart as he traveled the world with his guitar.  He traveled non-stop for 19 years as he traveled to every [...]

Dave Levart – 140 countries … and has visited over 850 wineries in Napa Valley!

By |2019-07-06T05:31:37-05:00February 15th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Dave’s travel and life has morphed into one collective.  He began his travel career after graduation with the start of his travel blog, Dave’s Travel Corner and has been travelling ever since.    Over the past 20 years Dave has managed to visit 140 UN recognized countries in a quest to discover and experience [...]

David Langan – 176 countries … and counting!

By |2019-07-06T05:39:47-05:00February 2nd, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] David is traveling to every country and sending home a postcard! David has a passion for stamps and postcards.  The first has helped him finance some of his travels while he has sent a postcard home from every country and territory he has traveled to.  He started traveling as an intrepid teenager on a [...]

Lawrence Williams – 152 countries …  and spreading his Uncle’s ashes in every country!

By |2019-07-06T05:38:01-05:00January 20th, 2017|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , |

[Download .mp3] Lawrence is on a quest to travel to every country in the world while honoring his uncle, by spreading his ashes in every country.   Uncle James was a free spirit and travel pioneer who inspired Lawrence to travel even more.  Lawrence lost his uncle to cancer and wanted to honor his memory.  Lawrence [...]

Copan – Must-Visit

By |2021-04-12T16:05:59-05:00January 14th, 2017|Categories: Central America, Must-See|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Copan - Must-Visit.  Located near the Guatemala border in Honduras lies the ancient Mayan civilization of Copan. It was discovered in 1570 by Spaniard Diego García de Palacio. American and British explorers, John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood visited Copán with multiple other Mayan cites in Central America and published a best seller on their visit. A brief history, [...]

Tikal-Must-See

By |2021-04-12T16:00:16-05:00January 10th, 2017|Categories: Central America, Must-See|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Tikal-Must-See.  The thick jungle canopy ate all light. Moments ago I sat atop Temple IV bathed in twilight. I was the only person left at the top of the limestone temple. My new Sony camera was perched on top of my tripod grabbing the last moments of light. A stubbly security guard graced with a shotgun [...]

Belize – 104th Country

By |2019-07-06T13:36:07-05:00January 4th, 2017|Categories: Counting Countries 193 Countdown|Tags: , |

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.  Belize is my 104th country.    Check out the best 193 travel books to read!  After exploring Guatemala, I made an uneventful but expensive land crossing to Belize.  I [...]

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