Meet The Monsooners Off The Eastern Coast Of Africa!
This August, we are STACKED: Sarah Parise, 3 time monsooner to Southern Africa, Bulgaria, and AustraliaAnn Wen, 8 time monsooner to Prague/Budapest, Luxembourg, Australia, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar and Kuwait,Evan Danek, 8 time monsooner to North Pakistan,...
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U-“Gone”-Da in 60 Seconds! A Day Trip from Rwanda to Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda
Yesterday morning after arriving into Rwanda, Evan and I debated back and forth whether to rent a car for Rwanda. The signs were also pointing to no: the cheaper agency (Eagle) didn't have one while the other (Europcar) was too expensive despite trying to haggle it...
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Rwanada Forever!
After a week in Afghanistan and a sobering day in Kabul, it's definitely time to get out of harm's way and return home. There's no need to exacerbate the situation by lingering during what will be another tense period in Kabul. On our way back, Evan and I decided to...
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During The Terrorist Attack in Pul-e Mahmood Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan….
09:30AMAs I’m writing this a few explosions just occurred within our vicinity a few km away (it’s already on the news). Still hearing some gunfire in the distance where the plumes of smoke are. We just went up to the rooftop to take a look: What is more remarkable...
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Class is in Session at the Afghan/Uzbek Border!
Given the Taliban bombing of the mosque at where we were supposed to have lunch at yesterday, we decided to not go to Balkh and instead visit the Uzbek/Afghan border at Hairatan for our last day in the region. We stopped at an intersection to say hi to a local and...
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Dodging The Taliban in Samangan
Well this just happened; and the Taliban just missed us only by 30 minutes: Bomb blast in Afghan mosque wounds 11 worshippers. AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): A bomb blast inside a mosque wounded at least 11 people Friday in northern Samangan province,...
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12 Strong: Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan
Our itinerary for this trip needs a little bit of background context.On January 2018, the Taliban attacked the The Inter-continental Hotel in Kabul and killed at least 42 people. Among the dead included 5 pilots and 4 crew members of Kam Air, which was soon followed...
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Afghanistan Beyond Kabul: The Panjshir Valley
After 2 days in Kabul (which for security purposes I'll post about after our last day there), we set out for Panjshir Valley, which has been regarded by locals as the most beautiful place in Afghanistan by locals. We drove by numerous small villages bustling...
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Where Are We Next?
