Naked & Afraid – Off Roadin’ the UAE/Oman Road Trip: Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, & Ras Al-Khaimah

Naked & Afraid – Off Roadin’ the UAE/Oman Road Trip: Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, & Ras Al-Khaimah

by | Jun 21, 2019 | Ajman, Dubai, How Did You Do That?, June 2019: Unknown UAE, Ras Al-Khaimah, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Sharjah, Summer 2019: Unknown UAE, Afghanistan, Rwanda, & Uganda, Umm Al Quwain, United Arab Emirates, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 One of my most epic days of traveling ever. And this is days before we head into Afghanistan!  Following our whirlwind morning in Abu Dhabi, our driver Hosain took us up an hour’s drive towards Dubai at the ENOC Gas Station by Ibn...
Czechmates For Life: Prague

Czechmates For Life: Prague

by | Jan 20, 2019 | Crisis, Czech Republic, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, January 2019: Prague + Budapest, Layovers, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, The Nightlife, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips, What Dreams May Come

 The last time I was in Prague 19 years ago, I was 11 years old.   And I haven’t been back since. So does it count if I really don’t remember anything but this photo? NO IT DOESN’T.  Last month, when 7-time...
Nauru, AKA The Marooned Diaries – New Year’s Eve In The #1 Least Visited Country In The World

Nauru, AKA The Marooned Diaries – New Year’s Eve In The #1 Least Visited Country In The World

by | Jan 3, 2019 | Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, Mythbusters, Nauru, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Winter 2018: The Edge Of The World / Least Visited Countries

 Above cover photo credit: Mikhael Chai — thanks for that unplanned shot of me standing on the top of Nauru!  I’ve already had my fair share of New Year’s Eve celebrations in far flung corners of the globe:2010 in Cairo, Egypt2011 in...
Stepanakert And Never Look Back!

Stepanakert And Never Look Back!

by | Nov 16, 2018 | Armenia, Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Border Crossing, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, November 2018: Armenia & Artsakh, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Unrecognized Territories, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

 From Tatev we turned and drove up north towards the town Goris, famous for being the home to the Settlement of old Kores, a series of previous inhabited rock caves similar to the cave homes in Cappadocia.  And thus began our final leg of our roadtrip...
Knock-Knock-Nakh-chivan On Heaven’s Door: 2 Days In Nakhchivan

Knock-Knock-Nakh-chivan On Heaven’s Door: 2 Days In Nakhchivan

by | Aug 29, 2018 | August 2018: Azerbaijan & Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Nakhchivan, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Travel Warnings, Uncategorized Stories, Unrecognized Territories, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come

  It’s time to shift monsooning back into higher gears — today we’re visiting Nakhchivan! A landlocked exclave separated from Azerbaijan by Armenia (or as some say, physically located within Armenia), but an otherwise autonomous region under the control of the...