After traveling almost full time for three plus years and writing about the experience, my website has gone through many transformations. Now it’s time to go back to basics. This is why I’m changing my blog format. At first it was simply a journal with detailed raw accounts of daily happenings topped off with my somewhat … Continue reading Why I’m Changing my Blog Format
A review of the Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel in Baku, Azerbaijan on the trip Perusing the Persian Gulf. Highlights Panoramic views of the Caspian Sea with a private beach. A plethora of onsite activities including the largest waterpark in the city. Excellent dining and bar options. Luxuriously designed rooms and details. Great service by multilingual … Continue reading Experience: Jumeirah Bilgah Beach Hotel, Azerbaijan
A review of a Fragata Yacht Galapagos Cruise taken on the trip Carib Isles, Latin Miles. Choosing a cruise to take is a daunting task for any tourist new to the Galapagos islands. There are several classes of tours on different sized boats doing different routes. When searching for a comfortable first class tour that … Continue reading A Galapagos Experience with Fragata Yacht
Arriving in Ethiopia and visiting Harar via Dire Dawa on the Horn of Africa Tour. Flying in from Somaliland, we had an overnight in Addis Ababa at the RadissonBlu before our flight to Dire Dawa with Ethiopian Airlines. Dire Dawa is the second largest city in country and only a couple of hours away from … Continue reading Harar The Walled City
Introducing a trip, Wandering West Africa, to visit as many Western African nations as possible! One of the largest sections of countries that I haven’t visited yet is in western Africa. Having just gone through three new countries in East Africa on the Horn of Africa Tour, I’m excited to compare it to the west. … Continue reading Wandering West Africa
My experience using a new service DreamitReel to create original videos. Video editing is extremely time consuming, which is one of the reasons I never published the huge collection of video I’ve taken on my travels. I was then introduced to a fairly new start-up. DreamitReel provides professional editing of your raw video content to … Continue reading DreamitReel Streamline Your Video Production
Throughout my travels I’ve shot plenty of video, but have yet to publish them. I am now proud to introduce my YouTube channel were I will share compilations of my trips and experiences! Check it out and subscribe here! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVv3QQlXITuan8ocG7O60Rw/videos
Spending two days in Somaliland (the north-western state of Somalia) on the Horn of Africa Tour with a night time tour of the Hargeisa and a day trip to the Laas Geel caves. Though not an internationally recognized country, Somaliland, in the north western section of Somalia, has been autonomous and fairly well run for … Continue reading Somaliland in Two Days
Visiting Djibouti, the first African country on the Horn of Africa Tour and discovering its unknown natural beauty and strategic importance. Stepping out of the plane in Djibouti the first thing I noticed was the extreme heat and humidity. Sweat almost immediately started forming on my brow. Entering the airport is the immigration check. Chris … Continue reading Djibouti the Strategic State
Starting the Horn of Africa Tour with a layover in Zurich. My first stop on the Horn of Africa tour was a long layover in Zurich. I visited Switzerland when I was younger and a day tour an ideal way to refresh my memory and allow me to pick up a missing tourist shirt. The … Continue reading Day Layover in Zurich