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© Nothing Declared creator Brandon Niles Cox is an avid traveler with a dream of inspiring and helping others reach epic reach off beaten destinations. Working as a leader in the aviation industry, a travel consultant and sommelier. Nothing Declared focuses on adventure travel, international conflict research, photography, and the wine we enjoy along the way.
This site features detailed travel tips, how to guides, photography and informative short stories on rarely visited part of the world. The world is remarkably accessible, and we all need guidance on how to efficiently get there!

Brandon has spent over 120 months in 165+ countries on all 7 continents as an avid traveler, independent international conflict researcher, author, and photographer.

Currently he lives with his wife Emily in London, UK having recently moved from Paris, France. Brandon has worked as a leader specializing in building joint venture alliances, revenue & inventory management, pricing, capacity optimization and network management. He worked for the Coca-Cola Company after graduating from Georgia Tech studying Industrial Engineering, Management and Marketing. He has studied at Oxford University, as well as in Australia, France, New Zealand and Japan. His passion for adventure travel and conflict resolution began on a sporadic excursion from Japan to South Korea in 2003. Since then, his research has taken him through over 34 active war zones and countries with active US State Dept. Warnings. He has produced and directed documentaries in Ukraine, and researched conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia during a 9 month overland journey through Africa from South Africa to Jordan and back.
Brandon Niles Cox’s work has been featured by CNN, Georgia Tech, Georgia Tech Alumni Quarterly, MTV, and Delta Air Lines Inc.

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Turkmenistan – Photo Gallery 2023 - 11 Sep , 2023

Turkmenistan. 2023 Travel guide – Independently explore this mysterious country - 09 Sep , 2023

Senegal & The Gambia: Traveling overland from Dakar, Senegal to Banjul, The Gambia - 02 Apr , 2023

Lebanon - 01 Apr , 2023

Dakar, Senegal – a complete traveler’s guide to discover this fascinating city - 01 Apr , 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Mostar, Stari Most bridge Jump - 12 May , 2020

North Korea – Pyongyang, Mysteries & Secrets of a Reclusive Nation’s Capital - 07 May , 2020

North Korea – An American travels to Pyongyang - 30 Apr , 2020

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The Giant Buddas of Bamyan, Afghanistan (built in

The Giant Buddas of Bamyan, Afghanistan (built in 550 AD) were destroyed by dynamite over several weeks, starting on 2 March 2001😢

The destruction was carried out in stages. Initially, the statues were fired at for several days using anti-aircraft guns and artillery. This caused severe damage, but did not obliterate them. During the destruction, Tlb Information Minister Qudratullah Jamal said that, "The destruction work is not as easy as people would think. You can't knock down the statues by dynamite or shelling as both of them have been carved in a cliff. They are firmly attached to the mountain."Later, the Tlb placed anti-tank mines at the bottom of the niches, so that when fragments of rock broke off from artillery fire, the statues would receive additional destruction from particles that set off the mines. In the end, the Tlb lowered men down the cliff face and placed explosives into holes in the Buddhas. After one of the explosions failed to obliterate the face of one of the Buddhas, a rocket was launched that left a hole in the remains of the stone head.

In an interview, a TLB leader gave an ostensible explanation for his order to destroy the statues:
"I did not want to destroy the Bamiyan Buddha. In fact, some foreigners came to me and said they would like to conduct the repair work of the Bamiyan Buddha that had been slightly damaged due to rains. This shocked me. I thought, these callous people have no regard for thousands of living human beings—the Afghans who are dying of hunger, but they are so concerned about non-living objects like the Buddha. This was extremely deplorable. That is why I ordered its destruction. Had they come for humanitarian work, I would have never ordered the Buddha's destruction."
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This is Afghanistan? Band-i-Amir, National Park📍

Unbelievable colors and views over Band-i-Amir national park💧
The first in Afghanistan it was just established in 2009🇦🇫

A series of intensely blue lakes created by natural dams high in the Hindu Kush.

Band-e-Amir is a chain of six lakes in the mountainous
desert of central Afghanistan. The lakes formed from mineral-rich
water that seeped out of faults and cracks in the rocky landscape.

Over time, the water deposited layers of hardened mineral (travertine) that built up into walls that now contain the water.

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, who helped the Afghan government set up the park, Band-e-Amir is one of the few travertine systems in the world.
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This is Afghanistan? 📍 I couldn't believe the

This is Afghanistan? 📍

I couldn't believe the colors and the views over Band-i-Amir national park💧

The first in Afghanistan it was just established in 2009🇦🇫

A series of intensely blue lakes created by natural dams high in the Hindu Kush. Band-e-Amir is a chain of six lakes in the mountainous

desert of central Afghanistan. The lakes formed from mineral-rich water that seeped out of faults and cracks in the rocky landscape.

Over time, the water deposited layers of hardened mineral (travertine) that built up into walls that now contain the water.

According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, who helped the Afghan government set up the park, Band-e-Amir is one of the few travertine systems in the world.
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Join us this week as we explore Band-i-Amir Nation

Join us this week as we explore Band-i-Amir National Park. The first national park in Afghanistan.

Established not too long ago in 2009! It's full of incredible natural beauty!

A series of intensely blue lakes created by natural dams high in the Hindu Kush.

Band-e-Amir is a chain of six lakes in the mountainous desert of central Afghanistan
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Exploring Bamyan, Afghanistan 📍

Exploring Bamyan, Afghanistan 📍

Was fortunate to meet these men on the road from K

Was fortunate to meet these men on the road from Kabul to Bamyan. They are members of an almost extinct nomadic group called the Kuchi, whose tribes have pursued a migratory life herding livestock for centuries, supplying famous Afghan staples from kebabs to carpets. Their colorful clothes and woven tents are an iconic symbol of Afghanistan. Three decades of conflict have left the Kuchis extremely vulnerable, unable to claim the protection of local commanders as they wander a fragmented country.

a village outside Kabul ❤️ had the best surpri

a village outside Kabul ❤️ had the best surprise💧
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What do you know about Afghanistan's food? It migh

What do you know about Afghanistan's food? It might surprise you 🍽️
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📍 Travelling in beautiful Bamyan, Afghanistan 🇦🇫
Known as the "Valley of Gods" where three thousands year's of history meet some of the most incredible vistas
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Adventure awaits! Follow us as we leave Kabul and

Adventure awaits! Follow us as we leave Kabul and head west towards Bamyan, Afghanistan 🇦🇫

Forbidden love etchings on the wall in a building

Forbidden love etchings on the wall in a building also used as a fighting stronghold in the war. These are the contrasts that define Afghanistan

Well isn't this a bizarre experience 🍽️

Well isn't this a bizarre experience 🍽️

The Roads of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 🫣 . . . . . #

The Roads of Afghanistan 🇦🇫 🫣
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Travel in Afghanistan. Reward = more Energy Drinks

Travel in Afghanistan. Reward = more Energy Drinks than your heart could have ever imagined 🥤
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Two unsung symbols of Afghanistan. A guard tower

Two unsung symbols of Afghanistan. A guard tower in a country that has known war for most of the past century. And, an iconic white and yellow taxi which serves as a crucial transportation link through a country which has virtually no public transportation and where private car ownership is extremely rare.

Balk, Afghanistan has a 3500 year old history. Its

Balk, Afghanistan has a 3500 year old history. Its easy than you think to independently travel and explore
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Happy 8 year anniversary to the love of my life!!

Happy 8 year anniversary to the love of my life!! We got engaged on Easter Sunday while living in Paris. Emily was unknowingly a star in her own engagement video, initially thinking she was helping me film a panorama video at various Parisian landmarks ❤️🇫🇷

Blue Mosque, Mazar i Sharif, Afghanistan

Blue Mosque, Mazar i Sharif, Afghanistan

Hills of Kabul, with cemetery in foreground

Hills of Kabul, with cemetery in foreground

Scene from a horror movie or Kabul mosque evening

Scene from a horror movie or Kabul mosque evening call to prayer. Which one is it? 😳
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