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Victoria ShortFalls

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Poverty is rampant in Zambia in spite of  being a tourist destination. Unemployment is extremely high and government-funded education only goes through 7th grade. Given these circumstances I was pleasantly surprised to see how friendly the people are and what a … Continue reading →

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Zambia Side of the Falls

Posted on April 18, 2016 by Agingadventurer

Years ago (2001) when I did a canoe safari down the lower Zambezi I was technically in Zimbabwe except when I put my foot on the opposite shore.  However, as one who has collected countries now for over 10 years, … Continue reading →

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More About Maseru

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on February 10, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on February 2, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Agingadventurer

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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