The Nigerian Tourist Visa for Americans/USA Passports
It has never been a secret that a visa to visit Nigeria as a tourist has been one of the most difficult if not impossible to obtain: Traditionally travel companies would instead exploit a loophole and issue a business visas on arrival for exorbitant...
You’re Going To Miss … Syria
Once again the premise is simple: Write about a trip without stopping.PRESS play and read the post with the music . . . < You're going to miss seeing familiar names on a roster and the 17 other monsooners willing to join you to a...
Let’s Go-lan, Far, and To New Heights Together
After saying our goodbyes yesterday to Francois and this morning to Rajani and Chris this morning, all of whom had to leave much earlier for their scheduled flights, we took a detour drive west to the Golan Heights before we'd make our own flights back home...
Who’s the Bosra Now?
After recovering from an extremely eventful night in Damascus, we woke up at 10am this morning to drive south 2 hours to Bosra. Along the way we got to check out a very deserted rest stop where a man named Qasim Al-Deri asked if we knew another tour...
Humbling Homs
This morning after breakfast and another quick workout at Hotel Laurus in Aleppo, we drove back south towards Homs at 9am. Along the highway towards Homs we stopped for local pistachios back at Hama. While our family dinner 2 nights...
Taking Aleppo-f Faith
From Hama this morning we drove north to Aleppo, once the largest city in the country and the focal point of the Syrian civil war that had decimated much of the population. Once reaching Aleppo 2 hours in, we checked into our hotel at the fancy upmarket Laurus...
Hama-ch Is It?
After a dinner in Homs yesterday with Fadi's family, we then spent then night in Hama (Homs does not yet have the infrastructure such has hotels to accommodate tourists) with late ice cream, a quick walk around, and last minute 10% ABV beer delivered to our...
In the Palmyra of My Hand
Today is the day most of us have been waiting for: We drive to Palmyra, the crown jewel of archaeological sites in Syria. Right by the sign that leads to Palmyra, we'd warn you not to pick up any stray hitchhikers along the way. From...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
