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President Trump, They Are Coming To Get You

By |2020-11-08T09:42:25-06:00May 10th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Africa, Asia|Tags: , , |

President Trump, They Are Coming To Get You.  Candidate Trump controversially called for a complete ban of Muslims when he stated: “Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRxozK6Bpvk There are approximately 1.6 [...]

12 Days In Algeria – A Practical Guide

By |2024-01-17T10:08:46-06:00May 8th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Africa|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

12 Days In Algeria – A Practical Guide.  Compared to its northern neighbors of Egypt, Tunisia, or Morocco there is not a lot of information for travelers when visiting Algeria.  In this post, I want to share with you some practical advice and information as 12 Days In Algeria – A Practical Guide well as [...]

Mrauk U Princess Resort

By |2019-07-06T10:35:16-05:00March 29th, 2017|Categories: Advice, Asia|Tags: , , , , , , |

Mrauk U Princess Resort.  I am not sure how they did this, almost like sleight of hand.  My car rolled up to the Mrauk U Princess Resort.  I slid out of the seat, covered in dust, sweaty after a full day of exploring the temples.  And there waiting for me was a staff member, with a cold, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Tourism Fails

By |2019-07-06T10:53:32-05:00June 8th, 2016|Categories: Advice, Asia, Europe|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Tourism Fails As someone who travels constantly, I have numerous interactions with airlines, hotels, tour providers, and everything in between. I witness the superlative and the truly, incredibly awful. I will be highlighting interactions with the latter.  I spend countless hours of my time and thousands of dollars righting these wrongs. Mystic Blue - Entertainment Cruises [...]

Visiting The Axis Of Evil

By |2021-04-14T22:14:35-05:00June 5th, 2016|Categories: Advice, Africa, Asia, Off The Beaten Path|Tags: , , , |

Visiting The Axis Of Evil.  Over the last 6 weeks I have visited 2/3 of the Axis of Evil, Iran and Iraq.  And I also traveled to Eritrea, which is sometimes referred to as the North Korea of Africa, which is the third member of the Axis.  George W. Bush, opined in his speech after 9/11 [...]

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