Empires and Castles of Ethiopia


When you think of Ethiopia you think of impoverished people where 3/4ths of the country live on less than $1 a day.  When I first came across the fact that not only there… Read More

O Little Town of Bethlehem: Touring Palestinian Territories


With all this talk about air raids in Palestine and rockets in Israel makes you think it must be pure chaos.  It’s far from the truth.  The people I’ve met are use to… Read More

Traveling Belarus In Marvelous Minsk


  It started with a tweet from a would be friend and an invite to speak in Minsk.  Would I?  Oh wow.  Minsk conjures up ideas of the old communist soviet world.  Now… Read More

South Africa’s Kruger Wild Animal Park: Wild and Wonderful


I’ve visited South Africa on three different occasions and found it incredible each time.  I would go at the drop of a hat.  I still need to take my family with me, and… Read More

Lalibela Ethiopia and the Famous Rock Hewn Churches


In our world there are few places shrouded with as much mystery, culture, and history as Lalibela the second holiest place in Ethiopia.  Designated as the 8th wonder of the world, and a… Read More

Zombies on Kilimanjaro – My Trek on the Marangu Route


I left off the story of the Kilimanjaro Ultimate Hike at the end of Day 4 as we were going to bed at 6pm.  You should read that post before you read this one… Read More

Mt Kilimanjaro: The Ultimate Hike


I want to give you all the details to one of the most challenging, and incredible events of my life.  My SharePoint friends and I took on the largest free standing mountain in… Read More

Passport Horrors: Avoiding Chaos – Passport Rush Options


One of the most horrible things that can happen to a traveler is loosing your passport.  The horrors!!! Last week we were packing for a simple trip to Canada.  We were headed to… Read More

Help Stop Brain Cancer


Wanted to share my brother in law Robert’s new blog: Stop Brain Cancer. Robert is more than a brother.  We’be shared a lot of great times togethe including traveling in Washington DC and… Read More

United States Utah: Top 10 Vacation Destinations


When I tell friends they should visit me in Utah.  They often think I’m joking.  Many of my European friends dream of visiting New York City, Los Angeles/Hollywood, or Las Vegas.  What they… Read More

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