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...
Our drive this morning into Mosul, Iraq: DISCLAIMER: Unless you have made adequate arrangements, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DO WHAT WE DID TODAY. At of the time of posting, Mosul remains an active war zone. Although ISIS/ISIL/Daesh has fallen to the Iraqi forces and Mosul...
A “helpful” friend sent me this last night, reposted from the Iraq Travel Advisory on the US Department of State website, updated January 10, 2018: Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism and armed conflict U.S. citizens in Iraq are at high risk for...
Having been given an unexpected 4 days off before my next shift in the ED, I decided it was another time to attempt a solo trip getaway. Although I was also entertaining traveling from Slovenia to Slovakia (the flights were too expensive), Oman to Kuwait (I came up...
Still alive! This morning was time to say goodbye to Malta. ,,,And hello to Tunisia via a TunisAir Express flight! Except for myself and Samin, this is everyone’s first time in Africa! The recent travel warnings in Tunisia have been minimal at best,...
0,0 …are the coordinates of a town 30-40 minutes north of Quito, called “La Mitad del Mundo” or “The Middle of the World” where the coordinates are essentially 0 degrees South x 0 degrees West: the exact calculated point (i.e. the...
Feeling a little dizzy from the altitude sickness that everyone experiences in La Paz, so I’ll make this entry as straightforward as possible… The 11 of us woke up at 5:30am this morning in Valparaiso and pre-booked 3 cabs to pick us up from the hostel for...
