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Erick Prince – 88 countries … and on his way to 198!

By |2019-05-28T10:30:36-05:00July 11th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Erick Prince overcame challenges as a youth and changed his life perspective through global travel. Erick Prince is on a mission to become the first African-American to visit every country in the world. Along the way, Erick strives to inspire peoples from low socioeconomic backgrounds, like his own, to change their global perspective through [...]

Communist Era Monuments Of Bulgaria

By |2019-05-28T10:30:39-05:00July 7th, 2016|Categories: Europe, Off The Beaten Path, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Communist era monuments of Bulgaria.  An amalgam of Soviet brutalist architecture and dreary grey cement resulted in numerous communist monuments throughout the country of Bulgaria.  Bulgaria resides on the edge of Europe.  While a member of the EU its bonds and history tilts toward its protector of Russia and its communist progenitor, the Soviet Union. Bulgaria [...]

Gareth Johnson – 105 countries … and counting!

By |2019-05-28T10:31:37-05:00July 4th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , , |

[podcast src="https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4483967/height/90/width/450/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/acd3e2/" height="90" width="450"] Download Episode! This podcast is no longer available.   Gareth is on a mission to visit every country in the world, and is also a North Korean expert, having traveled to the Hermit Kingdom over 80 times.   Gareth is the founder of Young Pioneer Tours, whose tagline is, “budget tours to [...]

Visiting Behesht Zahra, Martyr’s Cemetery

By |2021-04-16T14:21:41-05:00June 29th, 2016|Categories: Asia, Must-See|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Visiting Behesht Zahra, Martyr’s Cemetery. War is savage. Brutal. The aftermath of this savageness is displayed in full at the Behesht Zahra cemetery outside of Tehran. These losses are the results of a nearly 8 year war between neighbors Iran and Iraq. Over 200,000 martyrs are laid to rest in this sprawling cemetery. Another one million [...]

Gunnar Garfors – 193 countries … And World Record Holder!

By |2019-05-28T10:37:39-05:00June 27th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: , , , , , |

[Download .mp3] Gunnar Garfors is the youngest hobby traveler who has traveled to all 193 countries while still being employed full time. Besides traveling to every country in the world, Gunnar has also completed several other challenging feats.  In 2012, he traveled to five different continents in one single day.  In 2014, he traveled to 19 [...]

Visiting The Grand Bazaar In Tehran

By |2021-04-16T17:05:57-05:00June 25th, 2016|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|Tags: , |

Visiting the Grand Bazaar in Tehran. Corridor after passage after hallway snakes around for over 10 km in length. It is a simple process to get lost. I am floundering, but enjoying myself in the Grand Bazaar of Tehran. Tehran is the incredibly busting capital of Iran. Over 16 million people are jammed into this vast [...]

Samu Viljanen – 193 countries!

By |2019-05-28T10:42:39-05:00June 20th, 2016|Categories: Podcast|Tags: |

[Download .mp3] Samu before the age of 40 had traveled to all 193 countries on earth.  And in one fell swoop, traveled to all 53 countries in Africa. Samu is one of seven Finns who have traveled to every country in the world.  At the age of 39, he had traveled to every country in the [...]

Signs You Do Not See At Home

By |2021-04-12T16:38:03-05:00June 19th, 2016|Categories: Advice|Tags: , , |

Signs You Do Not See At Home.  Often when traveling overseas, I am amused, confused, and intrigued by signage that I come across.  Here are some signs I typically do not see back home. Afghanistan There are a lot of guns in Afghanistan.  As I entered this park in the middle of Kabul, I noted this [...]

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