I just wanted to write my sincere thanks once again to the awesome people at PassportVisasExpress.com as they have once again come through and landed me 14 visas to travel to West Africa with over the Winter. They were very knowledgeable, helpful, fairly priced and communicated extremely well. I want to especially thank Sapto Pradonggo […]
New York Times Article
November 15, 2008 by 18 Comments
I was recently interviewed by noted travel writer, Rolf Potts, who was writing an article about Charles Veley, the man who’s record I am attempting to break. The article was posted on the New York Times website this morning, click here. My quotes are on page 6 of the story. Additionally, the actual hard copy […]
Overnight Train to Budapest
September 17, 2008 by 6 Comments
My friends and I were backpacking through Europe. We were in Prague and we couldn’t agree on our next course of action. We eventually decided that we would all split up and meet up in a few days in Interlaken, Switzerland. I wanted to take the overnight train to Budapest and that’s exactly what I […]
The Jumbo Jet Hostel
September 14, 2008 by 1 Comment
I thought this was kind of interesting that a businessman in Stockholm, Sweden bought a grounded and unusable 747 and is planning in turning into a 110 Euro a night hostel in Sweden. There are to be 25 rooms and the main cockpit suite. Sound enticing? Not to me, but maybe to scores of Swedes […]
I’m Back
August 24, 2008 by 2 Comments
I apologize that I have not been posting on my site recently but I was away in the Caribbean for a while knocking out another 9 countries including an amazing helicopter tour of Montserrat which I will be writing about soon with pictures. I have also temporarily relocated to Arizona so I have been getting […]
Air Travel Pet Peeves
July 31, 2008 by 27 Comments
Pet peeves are an often funny and certainly an unavoidable part of life. However, when traveling they can certainly be one of the most annoying things about your trip. Pet peeves related to air travel are probably the most common and I have seen them actually start fights on board planes and get people kicked […]
My Itinerary is Basically Set
July 2, 2008 by 4 Comments
After months and months of research, planning and dealing with beaurocratic red tape with visas etc., my around the world itinerary is pretty much set for my trip next week. What a process it was as it always is to plan a big trip; giving yourself a shell of a trip with some room to […]
Visa Processing Agencies
July 1, 2008 by 2 Comments
I just got my passport back after having it out of my possession for a month or so. The reason was because I had sent it to Washington to have passportvisaexpress.com get four visas for me: Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran. These visas are a real pain to obtain on your own and for Turkmenistan and […]
Buying Souvenirs Abroad
June 17, 2008 by 6 Comments
I got an email yesterday from a reader who is in Africa doing the Nairobi to Capetown overland truck route. He is in Capetown now and looking to buy some souvenirs from his trip and from Africa in general. He still has two weeks on the continent and wants to buy a bunch of stuff […]
Affordable Travel in Tough Economic Times
June 10, 2008 by 2 Comments
If you’re an American who travels abroad you certainly know how diminished the value of the US Dollar has become. Additionally, you have noticed that increases in fuel costs have made airlines raise fares along with many other little annoying costs as well. However, there are some places that you can still go where you […]
