Unique Experiences

Visiting The Remote, Eastern Part Of Bhutan

By |2023-06-22T01:21:37-05:00January 5th, 2019|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

Visiting East Bhutan.  In the world of tourism, Bhutan is often an afterthought.  Miniscule Bhutan located at the end of the Eastern Himalaya is squeezed between twin population bombs of China and India.  Only 700,000 people call Bhutan home.  Approximately 250,000 tourists made a visit to Bhutan in 2017, with 180,000 visiting from the region (mostly [...]

Visiting West Burkina Faso

By |2019-07-06T11:54:41-05:00December 23rd, 2018|Categories: Africa, Unique Experiences|

Visiting West Burkina Faso.  I didn’t expect I would be back in Burkina Faso for a second visit after my initial visit to Ouagadougou, the capital, in 2017.  In November of 2018 I partook in a six country West African road trip, which included a drive through Burkina Faso as I exited Ivory Coast and before [...]

A Year In Review 2018

By |2020-01-29T09:59:01-06:00December 17th, 2018|Categories: Africa, Asia, Oceania, Unique Experiences|

A Year In Review 2018. It was a busy travel year in 2018 with some incredible experiences. After spending New Year’s Eve in NYC, I began my country collecting in Fiji (after my flight was delayed for three days due to a Boston snow storm). Fiji was my 116th country. And in November, I visited my [...]

Visiting the Akwasidae Festival At The Ashanti Kingdom In Ghana

By |2021-04-12T14:17:30-05:00November 25th, 2018|Categories: Africa, Unique Experiences|

Akwasidae Festival Ashanti Kingdom Travel serendipity.  Very little was showing on TripAdvisor in Akosombo, Ghana.  The first hotel was sold out.  The second was a little too local.  We headed into town to find some food and was unsuccessful.  We then turned the car around and planned to head back to the local hotel but spied [...]

Faces Of Bhutan, Part II

By |2020-01-06T20:57:06-06:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Asia, Photos, Unique Experiences|

Faces Of Bhutan, Part II. 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   I highlighted some of [...]

Magnificent India

By |2019-05-28T04:35:34-05:00October 6th, 2018|Categories: Asia, Photos, Unique Experiences|

Oh, magnificent India.  The highest highs, and the lowest lows.  I am here for my third time.  First, in 2005 for two weeks with an introduction to Delhi, Agra, and Rajasthan.  The second time found me filming my documentary, Hit The Road: India, for over six weeks.  And now, I am back again.  This time in [...]

Faces of Kyrgyzstan

By |2021-11-19T07:20:39-06:00September 30th, 2018|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

Faces Kyrgyzstan.  Kyrgyzstan is one of five Central Asian countries that was birthed after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Brainstorming for a moment, I thought of some stereotypes of the ‘stans. Turkmenistan is known as the North Korea of Central Asia. Uzbekistan known for its historical Silk Road cities. Tajikistan is known for the fantastic [...]

World Nomad Games III In Kyrgyzstan

By |2019-07-06T14:10:28-05:00September 28th, 2018|Categories: Asia, Unique Experiences|

World Nomad Games III In Kyrgyzstan.  Besides attempting to travel to every country in the world, I also occasionally get the opportunity to partake in some unique experiences. One of those events was the World Nomad Games in Kyrgyzstan. Over 1,500 athletes from 66 countries participated in the third WNG. As you might imagine, spectators are [...]

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