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    Posted on May 1, 2019December 14, 2019
    Somalia Tank Somaliland Hargeisa 2008

    Stuck in Somalia! (and getting kicked out of Ethiopia for refusing to pay a bribe) The first surprise, prior to visiting Somalia in 2008, was when I collected my tourist visa from the Somaliland consulate in Addis Ababa. You know you are going a bit off the beaten tourist track when your visa number is […]

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  • Belarus! Top 5 things to experience in this unique country in 5 days!

    Posted on June 28, 2018April 10, 2020
    Minsk, Belarus -Brando Niles Cox @ nothingdeclared.com

    Belarus! Top 5 things to experience in this unique country in 5 days! For a long time, Belarus was one of the most difficult countries to visit. Even more so for curious Americans! Once requiring an arduous and expensive visa dance, with a lot of steps, and a high level of rejections.  Belarus would complete […]

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    © Nothing Declared creator Brandon Niles Cox is an avid traveler with a dream of inspiring and helping others reach epic off beaten destinations. Working as an analyst in the aviation industry, a travel consultant and sommelier.  Nothing Declared focuses on adventure travel, international conflict research, photography, travel tips & hacks, as well as the food and wine we enjoy on these journeys.
    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 100 months exploring 170+ countries on all 7 continents as an avid traveler, professional sommelier, independent international conflict researcher, author, and photographer.

    Currently he lives with his wife Emily in London, England having recently moved from Paris, France. Brandon has worked as an analyst specializing in Joint Venture revenue & inventory management, pricing, process improvement, 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, 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 25 active war zones and countries with active Foreign Office & US State Dept. Warnings. He has  produced and directed documentaries in Ukraine, was shot at in Bahrain,  and researched conflict in North Korea, Pakistan, Lebanon. In 2008 his travels took him through two Zimbabwian elections, Somalia, Burundi, and East Kivu Democratic Republic of Congo  during a 9 month overland journey through Africa from South Africa to Jordan and back
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    One of my favourite pictures from my recent kayak journey on the Thames. This view is from Westminster bridge looking West towards houses of Parliament, onwards to Pimlico with 9elms, the US Embassy and Battersea on the opposite bank 🇬🇧 🛶 🇺🇲
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    Life goal ✔️ I'll be honest, I imagined going under London's Tower Bridge in a bigger boat... an inflatable kayak wasn't 100% how I pictured it lol 😂 🛶🚣🇬🇧 www.nothingdeclared.com
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    I Jumped off Mostar Bosnia's 'Stari Most' Old Bridge 86ft (26 Meter)
☝️video &link in profile ☝️ Watch the insane jump and read all about the experience and my explorations of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2010

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    View of Pyongyang, North Korean brutalist architecture from the 1000 room Yanggakdo International Hotel.

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    Constructed this short (30 sec) moving timelapse in London's Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea neighborhoods 🇬🇧💂 Featuring: Royal Albert Hall, Hyde Park, Albert Memorial, London Oratory, Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum 
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    Evening walk just outside of St. James Park, London 🇬🇧💂 www.nothingdeclared.com
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    This plane is how I got into North Korea. 🇰🇵
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