I wanted to write a quick post and remind everyone that I leave for Chad on Sunday on a 6+ week trip that will cover at least 18 new countries including some of the most (Seychelles, Mauritius) and least (Chad, Equatorial Guinea, the Congo’s) desirable places on Earth. I am virtually all prepared except for […]

I am often asked about the Royal Geographical Society. It is an old British Royal Society based in London that I am a very proud “Fellow” of and attend meetings in the UK whenever I can. I have the priviledge of being granted the use of the post nominal letters FRGS after my name if […]

I know that I haven’t updated in a few weeks but I have been pretty busy on the weekends and have been criss-crossing the United States for several different reasons and commitments. In the past two months or so, I have been all over Arizona; in Florida for a wedding; New York and Connecticut for […]

I know I haven’t been posting much lately but I have been extremely busy. I have been spending most of my time planning my winter trip to Central and Southern Africa along with the Indian Ocean nations; which has been a total nightmare with flights, logistics, visas, costs, etc. Additionally, I have been away the […]

Jet lag sucks. It does…and it’s difficult to avoid but there are ways that I have found to make it a little easier-sometimes. Jet lag also comes down to where you go or better yet which direction you fly in my opinion. For instance, when I fly east from New York to Europe I get […]

Eight years ago today was one of the worst days of my life and the worst day in the history of America. For everyone, 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 get […]

I know I haven’t posted in a few weeks and yes I am still alive. Thanks for all your emails and it’s nice to know so many people read my site and enjoy my stories. Unfortunately, I had to cut my last trip short for family reasons and have been busy since I got home. […]

As many of you reading this site are avid travelers or at least wannabe avid travelers, you have most likely been on a travel forum from time to time. I don’t make a habit or going on them very often unless I need some immediate information and the best one I have come up with […]

I created a new page for some of my pictures, aptly named “Pictures of Lee” on the right-hand side tab of this home page, moving it from the about Lee page. I also added a few new pictures from recent trips and will continue to do so more often as I move forward. Thanks for […]