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More About Maseru

My second and third encounters in Lesotho’s capital city, Maseru, were quite different from the road block.  Needless to say I didn’t ask directions upon leaving the Ak47 toting police, just drove out of there quickly, hoping to find a familiar … Continue reading

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Almost Left in Lesotho

Moments after passing through the border my travel partner and I were stopped at a road block by 6 policemen brandishing AK47’s . We were asked to get out of the car and present our declaration of the goods we … Continue reading

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A Five Movie Flight

Needless to say, I’m a little exhausted considering my 30 hour journey home from my latest trip. The leg from Johannesburg to Atlanta was over 16 hours and allowed me to watch a few of the one word titles missed … Continue reading

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Long Lines

Travelling today often involves lines that move rather slowly whether you’re waiting for security checks or to get a visa upon arrival.  I find myself trying to be first in line to get to that overhead  bin before they fill … Continue reading

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My Favorite Reason for the ExPat Experience

During the last U.S presidential election year I was lucky to be living in Panama. I received no robocalls, I watched entertaining TV (mostly reruns of  Friends and Seinfeld) and there were no 24 hour news programs that riled people up … Continue reading

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If you see something, say something

What do you do? The guy sitting next to me just got up and left his suitcase behind at the gate. It took a few minutes to register or I would have said something like “hey, you forgot your bag”. … Continue reading

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Albania, Late to the Tourism Trade

Even though it is one of the last European countries to tout its natural beauty and good food and wine, it will be on the “circuit” soon enough.  The coastline beaches on the Adriatic and Ionian seas rival those in … Continue reading

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A Torrent of Travel Troubles

Sometimes a delayed flight can start an avalanche of problems. I sat on the plane while it was waiting to be de-iced, looking at my watch and the aggravation started. I only had a 50 minute connect time in Amsterdam … Continue reading

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Triangulating, Calibrating and Adjusting

2016 means I hope to “discover” 5 new countries.  It can be difficult since most of my trips involve one country at a time due to many factors like proximity, time and cost. It makes most sense for me to finish … Continue reading

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Where in the World

There is a Trump Hotel and Tower, so Baku is no stranger to Donald, although like many instances about him there is a bit of controversy surrounding this investment. The city has grown exponentially in the past 10 years according … Continue reading

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