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Marshrutka & Hitchhiking: Daytrip from Bishkek to Ala Archa National Park for under 2 USD

What led me to Ala Archa National Park? In Chinese culture, the Tienshan mountain range is this mystical place where highly-skilled swordsmen live in seclusion....

Cemetery Photos Challenges: Lakeview Cemetery, Seattle

Cemeteryphotos Challenge by @melinda010100 I saw this fun challenge by @melinda010100, and decided to participate. I am generally creeped out by cemeteries (don...

Fiji

Where is Fiji?? Fiji is a country made of many islands in the South Pacific. They are quite close to New Zealand and Australia, although I took a direct flight ...

Amazing Palau

Where is Palau? Palau is an island-nation located in the Pacific Ocean. It is a couple of hours flight away from Philippines and Japan. I visited Palau last yea...

Marshrutka from Tbilisi to Yerevan

Please note that information is accurate at time of posting, and subject to change Time taken: 4 hrs (11.00 – 15.00) Vehicle: Mercedes Vito Price: 35 GEL (~13.5...

Monday Photography Challenge: Baseball Pitcher in Bullpen

Baseball and USA go hand-in-hand. Major League Baseball's regular season just ended, so celebrating Monday Photography Challenge with Joe Saunders in the bullpe...

What is it like to fly Azerbaijan Airlines' Boeing 787-800 Dreamliner in Economy?

Flight time: 2hr 45 min Aircraft Type: Boeing 787-800 Route: IST-GYD Seat: 22F (Aisle seat of the middle row) I usually fly alliance airlines to maintain status...

A Series of Unfortunate Events: Or How I Ended Up Bumming $10 from a Fellow Traveler for a Tajikistani Visa

I generally don’t carry a lot of cash. This extended trip is no exception. Where did the screw up start? ONE I love Bishkek Between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. I...

Transportation Adventures: Three Tales of Woe in Kampala, Uganda

Uber is available in Kampala. They offer both boda boda (motorbike taxi) and regular cars, but it sure didn’t cut down on the drama. Boda Boda: From Bus Station...

Because the Graduate Student Needs Some Underpants: Five Strange Tales of Surviving my Last Year of Graduate School (not on Top Ramen)

Introduction Graduate school is tough, and not for the mental challenges it presented. As it turns out, the intellectual component of it only took up about 20% ...

17,000 Bumps on the Road: 16 hr Modern Coast Bus from Nairobi to Kampala

My Fitbit registered 17,000 steps that day, and yet, I did not walk. Also, by 10.30 pm, I have developed a vehement hatred for DJ Perez. How did all this happen...

A Photojourney: 25 hrs Singapore Airlines First Class from Sao Paulo to Singapore (GRU-BCN-SIN) for 93,000 Krisflyer Miles & 37 USD

Singapore Airlines no longer flies from Sao Paulo to Singapore, but two years ago, a couple of months before they discontinued this route, I was able to experie...

The Closest I Got to Flying a Private Jet: Review of Safarilink from Zanzibar to Wilson (Nairobi) International Airport (ZNZ-WIL)

Flight Time: 2 hrs Aircraft: Dash 8 Seat Number: Can’t remember, it was unassigned, and by the time I got on, only seats in the last 2 rows left. I am fairly re...

Park Hyatt Zanzibar Park Suite King

I had the privilege of staying here for two nights. Here are some pictures! Upon Entry Living Room Living Room Entry to Bedroom Bedroom Bathroom Bathroom Bathro...

Smiling Children in the Chennai Slums

I took this picture several years ago when I visited Chennai, India. This picture was taken at the request of the children. I walked past a slum near the Chenna...

My Adventures with the Airport Taxi in Livingstone, Zambia

Where is Uber/Lyft/app rideshare when you need them? I arrived in the Livingstone airport in Zambia without a planned pick up. The moment I walked out, I was fe...

Travel Whine: Flight with the Village Idiot

In the past year or so, I’ve flown over 200,000 miles. Most of my flights have been uneventful. People try their best to be considerate in increasingly smaller ...

Hot, Sleepy, and Thirsty in Livingstone, Zambia? Check out Kubu Cafe

Location: Mosi-Oa-Tuna Square (kinda near Fawlty Towers, in strip mall with Shoprite and Hungry Lion) Hours: Monday – Saturday, 08 30 – 22 00; Sunday, 08 30 – 1...

Where to Have Coffee in Walvis Bay, Namibia? Slowtown Coffee Roasters

Slowtown Coffee Roasters Location: Sam Nujoma Ave (opp. Spar Supermarket) Hours: Monday – Friday, 07 00 – 16 30; Saturday, 08 00 – 13 30 Prices: From 18 NAD (Te...

A Walk by the Numbers: Crossing from Zambia to Zimbabwe on Foot

Countries number: 69 & 70. Time at start of walk: 8 am Time at end of walk: 11.30 am Temperature at start of walk: 16 degree Celsius Temperature at end of walk:...