After a long journey, including a 12 hour layover at the Istanbul airport where we were stuck because of snow; my Uncle David and I arrived for a few days in Khartoum, Sudan. It is my 11th different trip to Africa. Jet lag was unusually pretty bad. Plus, I was really unlucky and somehow got […]
My Africa Trip is Set!
March 3, 2011 by 1 Comment
After many issues, my upcoming trip to Africa is all set to go. While I am still disappointed that I can’t include Libya in this itinerary, it makes sense for obvious reasons. I hope they can resolve that situation very soon and once they do I will surely be there. So the amended trip starts […]
All About Visas
March 1, 2011 by 7 Comments
I get asked about visas all the time. Most people don’t understand what visas are and why you need them to go to certain places. I have friends who have bought tickets to go to normal destinations such as Vietnam and had no idea they had to get a visa beforehand and were actually denied […]
Bad News of the Day
February 23, 2011 by 7 Comments
There’s a lot of things going on in the world right now. Much is bad and that seems to be the theme of the news in recent years. Just in the last day or so the situation is Libya is intensifying as revelations about deaths circulate and Gadhafi threatened to basically execute everyone and become […]
Update on My Upcoming Libya Trip
February 22, 2011 by 4 Comments
I wanted to give a quick update because I have received dozens of emails and facebook messages asking about the status of my North Africa trip. It is supposed include stops in Sudan, Libya and Algeria and I am scheduled to take off in early March. As of now, I have not ruled anything out. […]
Sarah Palin Please Shut Up!
February 18, 2011 by 11 Comments
I hate writing or talking about religion and politics in general and especially in a public forum like my website. However, I woke up this morning, was reading the news on my blackberry and came across the dreaded political ticker on CNN. The ticker loves to mention Sarah Palin constantly and essentially the stupid things […]
A Bunch of Random Stuff
February 15, 2011 by 8 Comments
I feel as if there are a lot of things going on right now that I want to write about but nothing in particular. Therefore, I will just be mentioning totally random bits about lots of different things that are or have been on my mind in the last few days. From liberation in Egypt […]
Brazilian Great Ronaldo Retires
February 14, 2011 by 5 Comments
Brazilian striker Ronaldo Luis Nazário de Lima better known simply as Ronaldo is retiring from global football or soccer today. He is widely regarded as one of the top players of all time and in my view he is one of the 4-5 best players ever. The three time FIFA World Player of the Year […]
Arrogance and Corruption in Egypt and Africa
February 11, 2011 by 3 Comments
Watching the developments in Cairo and throughout Egypt has been stifling over the past week or two. To me, it brings to light a lot of problems faced on the African continent by the people as a result of the arrogance or absolute disregard for what the public wants by its Governments and leaders. It […]
LA, Scottsdale and Vegas Oh My
February 9, 2011 by 1 Comment
The west coast may really be the best coast (certainly the warmer coast) and I spent the last 9 days doing the golden triangle, if you will, of the left coast of the United States. Between Los Angeles/Newport Beach, Scottsdale and Las Vegas it was busy, promising, exhausting and as always a great time. Here […]
