• Adventure Travel
  • Dakar, Senegal – a complete traveler’s guide to discover this fascinating city

    All in one Dakar city guide covering transportation, lodging, day trips, and Covid testing.
    On the western horn of Africa, Dakar is a massive bustling city which for years served as a melting pot of Portuguese, French, West African, Saharan and Islamic influence. great food, diverse architecture, fascinating people with a unique history, great beaches and sights – Dakar has it all!

  • Adventure Travel
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mostar, Stari Most bridge Jump

    2010-10-11 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina 1991 saw the deterioration of Yugoslavia following the pressures of economic hardship, ethnic conflict, and incendiary Serbian President Milosevic.  Bosnia declared independence in 1992 and the region disintegrated into a bitter civil war for the next three years. In 2010 I spent several months traveling through Kosovo, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia […]

  • Adventure Travel
  • North Korea – Pyongyang, Mysteries & Secrets of a Reclusive Nation’s Capital

    Pyongyang Subway Mysteriousness A surprising highlight of our journey was the Pyongyang subway, which was both exciting and mysterious. Only in North Korea is the subway thrilling.  At 110 metres (360 ft) it’s one of the deepest in the world, apparently designed to double as a bomb shelter.  The station was bustling with people as […]

  • Conflict Research and Travel
  • When to buy Duty Free?!

    Duty Free Azerbaijan

    When to buy Duty Free?!  Rules for saving money: buying Duty Free, and when you should not. You just landed in a foreign airport.  Experienced travelers aren’t worried about simple things like getting money- use an ATM (who seriously still uses currency exchanges?!) Transport is generally a no brainer. Go through immigration; grab your bags, […]