Socotra-pped On An Island!

Socotra-pped On An Island!

by | Nov 19, 2019 | Camping, How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Lessons Learned, Mythbusters, November 2019: Socotra Island, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Socotra Island, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come, Yemen

  Special thanks goes to our Young Pioneer Tours guide Pier-André Doyon for the blogpost title.   240km east of the coast of Somalia and 380km south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a 132 km x 49.7km island called Socotra: a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to...
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...
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...