The “Official” Warning In Haiti
First things first, the internet in Cap-Haitien barely exists. Not that I’m complaining, but it’ll be hard to shoot an update out with pictures until I get into Santo Domingo probably tomorrow. So far...
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Santo Domingo Chinitos
We set off on a late morning on a search for Santo Domingo’s Chinatown. By Calle El Conde Calle El Conde in the morning Grabbed a breakfast at the 200 year old diner joint, Cafeteria la...
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Getting Out Of ‘The World’s Murder Capital’
To be honest, it wasn’t that bad. Not once did we ever feel unsafe driving through San Pedro Sula on our way to Copan Ruins. In fact, it looked like any other city in Central America. Our group landed...
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Nothing Timid About Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa just got served. “…Tegucigalpa is dangerous and the crime is palpable . . . Comayaguela, which is very rough and tumble and not a place to linger day or night. San Isidro Market is a...
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One Last Day In Lahore
Jehangir’s Tomb…and my jeans…just got served Today was the day we needed to see all the major sites of Lahore other than the Badshahi Mosque. Beginning with a relatively early morning at 11am, we set...
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Respect For The Dead / Sneaking Around The U.S. Embassy of 1979
We approach the mauseoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini with caution. If there’s anything I learned when I visited the mauseoleum of Kim Il-Sung in North Korea, it’s that you do not screw around when it...
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How to Get Into Trouble In Iran
I had said in a previous entry how “normal” everything seemed when I was in Iran last week, but about a week since I’ve returned I’ve noted some exceptions. Of course, some of these are via word of...
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The Chernobyl Diaries
Our first full group photo; some of us didn’t know whether to smile or keep a straight face… The Pripyat Ferris Wheel just got served Close your eyes. Close your eyes and imagine if you were forced to...
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Nauru, AKA The Marooned Diaries – New Year’s Eve In The #1 Least Visited...
—Above cover photo credit: Mikhael Chai — thanks for that unplanned shot of me standing on the top of Nauru!— I’ve already had my fair share of New Year’s Eve celebrations in far flung corners of the...
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One Last Day In Lahore
Jehangir's Tomb...and my jeans...just got served Today was the day we needed to see all the major sites of Lahore other than the Badshahi Mosque. Beginning with a relatively early morning at 11am,...
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Nauru, AKA The Marooned Diaries – New Year’s Eve In The #1 Least Visited...
Above cover photo credit: Mikhael Chai — thanks for that unplanned shot of me standing on the top of Nauru! I’ve already had my fair share of New Year’s Eve celebrations in far flung corners of...
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Socotra-pped On An Island!
Special thanks goes to our Young Pioneer Tours guide Pier-André Doyon for the blogpost title. 240km east of the coast of Somalia and 380km south of the Arabian Peninsula lies a 132 km x 49.7km...
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