Ten years ago today was one of the worst days of my life and the worst day in the history of America. For all Americans, but especially for those of us who worked in the World Trade Center or knew anyone who passed away on September 11, 2001; today is always a difficult day to […]
Radio Interview with Peter Greenberg
The Next Adventure Starts Sunday!
I know I’ve been bad at posting on my website (which reminds me that I also have to include some high quality backlinks on it) as I’ve been posting more on my Facebook page but for those of you who aren’t yet fans, I am starting another massive trip Sunday. The loose trip itinerary starts […]
A Quick Travel Update
I know I haven’t been writing too much on my site since I have been back from my last trip so I wanted to give a quick update as to what I am up to and what I am working on and planning. First, I am trying to get a visa to Angola and I […]
Dangerous Mountain Roads and Passes
CNN today listed their idea of the 10 most dangerous roads in the world. I have to say that I do agree with several of the choices. I have driven 4 of the 10 they listed and another 3 I would love to do but politics and war make some of them quite difficult; namely […]
My Africa Trip is Set!
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
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
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
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. […]
Arrogance and Corruption in Egypt and Africa
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 […]