• Adventure Travel
  • Lesotho, Sani Pass – Self driving one of the world’s most dangerous roads, winding from Lesotho down into South Africa

    Sani Pass - Lesotho to South Africa Self Drive. Photo: Brandon Cox - Nothing Declared

    First: Don’t do what we did!  In retrospect, its insanity! At the Roof of Africa lies the narrow Sani Pass, an infamously steep “4×4 only” winding high mountain pass connecting the eastern edge of Lesotho and South Africa. With names like Devil’s Corner, Hairpin Bend, and Suicide Bend, the route’s treacherous conditions, narrow winding hairpin […]

  • 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, […]

  • Travel Tips
  • French Wine Fair! Paris’s biggest annual wine fair – December’s Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants

    Nothing Declared Wine Vigneron Indepenants- Brandon Cox

    Salon des Vins des Vignerons Indépendants This year we were extremely excited to visit France’s largest independent winemakers fair! We had 2015 Bordeaux wine futures to pickup! For 5 days in early December, Paris hosts the largest gathering of independent winemakers, over 1000+ vintners, each showcasing 10-15 wines they have produced.  It’s an amazing opportunity […]