BRIEF RECAP When someone mentions Libya to me, I recall the oversized revolutionary figure of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and the brutal civil war. Gaddafi ruled this North African country from 1969 to 2011. Gaddafi rose to power when he overthrew King Idris, who had come to power after the Italians. Gaddafi was a colorful character who [...]
I got my travel mojo back! 2020, 2021 & 2022 were all years of limited travel and missed opportunities. F Covid! This year was my year of revenge travel, and I came out of the gate swinging. (There are great affiliates in this post.) I ended 2022 at 152 countries. And this year I made some [...]
20 Best Photos Of 2023. I am back again with my annual wrap-up of my best travels from the year. It was another incredible year of travel, especially the first half of the year. The first half of the year was supercharged with two big trips to Africa. Please take a gander and feel free to [...]
Looking back, I can confidently say this was an incredibly memorable year with some adventurous travels and the organization and production of the Extraordinary Travel Festival. (There are affiliates in this post.) I started off the New Year at my home in Bangkok and contracting Covid on my first night back while celebrating NYE with some [...]
I have been fortunate to have partnered with G Adventures over the last several years. Bruce Poon Tip, the founder of G Adventures is also one of the Executive Producers of this film, The Last Tourist, which I review below. G Adventures organizes small group tours across the globe with a strong commitment to making travel [...]
A Year In Review 2020. I would never have anticipated writing a year in review like I am now. Every year I enjoy writing this overview, but this year was a bit disappointing. I have been incredibly fortunate with my health and that of my family in contrast to many across the world who have [...]
I am back with another list in my continuing series which is a play off the 7 Wonders Of The World. This time I have created a list of the 7 Most Fascinating Abandoned Wonders Of The World. I am attempting to make a distinction between Dark and Abandoned sights. The places on this list were [...]
This “best” of list is a bit contradictory in nature. I am compiling 7 Off The Beaten Path Dark Tourism Sights Of The World. Washington Post describes dark tourism as “visiting places where some of the darkest events of human history have unfolded. That can include genocide, assassination, incarceration, ethnic cleansing, war or disaster — either [...]
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