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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.

Recent Posts

Senegal & The Gambia: Traveling overland from Dakar, Senegal to Banjul, The Gambia - 20 Sep , 2021

Dakar, Senegal – a complete traveler’s guide to discover this fascinating city - 08 Aug , 2021

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

Lesotho, Sani Pass – Self driving one of the world’s most dangerous roads, winding from Lesotho down into South Africa - 11 Jul , 2019

Somalia – photo gallery - 15 May , 2019

Stuck in Somalia! (and getting kicked out of Ethiopia for refusing to pay a bribe) - 01 May , 2019

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Beautiful final day of snowboarding 🏂 25 mounta

Beautiful final day of snowboarding 🏂 25 mountain runs in the steep powdery stuff which makes my heart happy. 56Km (35 miles) - Solden, Austria 🇦🇹

Swipe fast enough ➡ and you will magically assem

Swipe fast enough ➡ and you will magically assemble the beautiful 787-1000 which is carrying me off to thr magical wonderland of....Atlanta 🍑

Alpine 007 chase scene from Spectre 📍 was filme

Alpine 007 chase scene from Spectre 📍 was filmed here at 3,200m in Sölden Austria - also, an epic tipping point for a relatively untouched spectacular off pist run I spotted, almost out of sight, from the gondola on the way up. This find resulted in an unforgettable boarding day of ~70% steep mountain drops into 1ft + untouched powder...carving untouched powder, like you are floating on a cloud above a snowy ocean, is one of the most amazing experiences 🔥❤ and as someone who grew up being inspired to travel by watching James Bond - this was extra special!

Travel + find good wine 🇦🇹 This is Zweigelt

Travel + find good wine 🇦🇹 This is Zweigelt 🍷 a relatively unknown grape outside of Austria - newly created in 1922 by Friedrich Zweigelt by crossing St. Laurent and Blaufränkisch grapes. Lots of raspberry, and tangy cherry balanced with acidic black currant and, interestingly, a meaty prosciutto taste.

Sölden, Austria - snowboarding day 2 photo reel.

Sölden, Austria - snowboarding day 2 photo reel. Simply amazing day on the slopes. 17 runs of bliss, including a half successful few runs on the board park (jumps - videos to come!) I'm getting too old for that. Undoubtedly in pain afterward this day but it's a good burn which meant I was pushing myself to the limit

Sölden, Austria 📍Snowboarding Day 1 ✅ A pers

Sölden, Austria 📍Snowboarding Day 1 ✅ A personal triumph of sorts which I will go into more detail at a later date. ➡ scroll for nerd stats 😍 I love there are boarding / ski apps to keep track!!!

First dinner in Sölden, Austria and we immidiatel

First dinner in Sölden, Austria and we immidiately felt like family at Onkle Tom's. Doesn't get much more Austrian than an incredible Wiener Schnitzel and a glass of Grüner Veltliner 🇦🇹

On approach to Innsbruck, Austria for a week of sn

On approach to Innsbruck, Austria for a week of snowboarding - a place I have wanted to board since passing through almost 20 years ago. Wow, 20 years!?! Seems like a different life Austria 🇦🇹

Christmas in South Sudan? (Pt 1) You know those ch

Christmas in South Sudan? (Pt 1) You know those cheesy Christmas commercials (looking at you Coca-Cola) which begin with a guy located in some remote corner of the earth? 📍 and they spend multiple days journeying via multiple transportation modes to see their family? Well, today that's me trying to piece together a last minute trip from the country of South Sudan all the way to the USA. Follow my Christmastime journey to my favorite Emily from Juba, South Sudan to Clinton, Indiana. 🎄
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Hamburger SANTA!! They really take it to the next

Hamburger SANTA!! They really take it to the next level here, *wink. Imagine our surprise when a full size Santa and reindeer flew through the air at a Hamburg Christmas market. 🎄 🎅

For "Emily's Birthday weekend 2022" we decided to

For "Emily's Birthday weekend 2022" we decided to bundle up and explore Hamburg's Christmas Markets where every food item is technically "Hamburger"? Germany's ChristmasMarkets are a cold adventure we try to make happen every year. Happy birthday babe!!!🎄 🎁 🎂

This is the moment where a young Wodaabe girl pick

This is the moment where a young Wodaabe girl picks her husband with a wave of her hand! (Part 2:2)
The most important focus of the annual Gerewol festival is this exact moment in time where young women choose their husbands after an elaborate dance and ceremony where men vie for the attention of young girls who have just a couple days to decide the man they will marry, and spend their life with. Wodaabe are nomadic people in the African Sahel desert, and this annual gathering is their only chance this year, sometimes their only interaction with the rest of their wandering community until next Gerewol festival 🐫🌍

A different adventure 🦋 DOLLYWOOD!!. Returning

A different adventure 🦋 DOLLYWOOD!!. Returning to the magical adventureland of many childhood memories ❤ (pt 1)
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Their final choice. (Part 1:2) In these moments of

Their final choice. (Part 1:2)
In these moments of fleeting singledom, these young Wodaabe women have a long final good look at potential husbands before making their decision on who they will marry. The selection process occurs during the elaborate annual Gerewol festival & in my next post you will see the final moment, and how she communicates her choice of partner 🐫🌍

Who is the tourist, and who is the incredibly beau

Who is the tourist, and who is the incredibly beautiful spectacle now? 😁 📷

Priceless moment: kid in background yelling SINTER

Priceless moment: kid in background yelling SINTERKLAAAAAS 😆 (Dutch for - Santa). Today Santa arrived in Amaterdam in the most Dutch fashion 🇳🇱 🎄 🎅
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Wooddabe women carry their bed through the desert

Wooddabe women carry their bed through the desert 🐫 🛌 as they guide their livestock to food and water
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Spectators climb trees, or bring their camels to g

Spectators climb trees, or bring their camels to get a better view of Gerewol Festival 🌴 🐪

A Woodabe woman who had never seen a camera took t

A Woodabe woman who had never seen a camera took this picture. A trend where I kept handing over my camera to these amazingly curious nomads from the Sahel. It makes me smile so much ❤ I think the Woodabe have a gift for photography. They perceive beauty in their world in such a magical way. What do you think?

Gerewol Festival fashion: elaborate hats, jewelry,

Gerewol Festival fashion: elaborate hats, jewelry, ostrich plumes, feathery arm things, long dresses....
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