Wild Papua New Guinea: Top 10 Dream Destinations of Explorers
My friend’s grandfather was a photo journalist with National Geographic and the footage he had of Papua New Guinea tribes was incredible. I knew when I planned my trip there I wanted not just to visit the cities, but to get in deep with a tribe and my friend’s...
Quick Visit to Post War Syria
I’m not ready to declare Syria war free, but the south especially Damascus is quite safe now and with news of other travelers getting visas and some of the most exclusive visits to the war torn country of Syria had me fascinated. I was able to get over there...
Magical Avatar Stone Forest Hallelujah Mountains in Zhangjiajie National Forest Park China
The Beautiful National Park that inspired the movie Avatar... the spectacular Stone Forest in China...
Worlds Largest Ancient Statue Leshan Buddha Statue and Giant Pandas of Chengdu
The Giant Leshan Buddha outside of Chengdu China is the largest premodern statue in the world and was so for thousands of years... even taller than the sphinx...
Terra Cotta Warriors of Xi’an China – Guards of the Largest Tomb in the World
Warriors and Horses of Xi'an China - Discovery of the Century...
Gateway to Heaven Tianmen Mountain China
Tianmen Mountain is the Gateway to Heaven or Portal to Heaven. There are 99 turns and 999 steps that lead to the Portal....
Prambanan Indonesian Historical Javanese Temples
Indonesia has been my favorite country for many years. This trip started with my son saying if he could go anywhere in the world he wanted to go to Singapore. I had been planning that if and when I got back to Indonesia I wanted to see the incredible...
Natural Wonders of the World: Underground River of Puerta Princessa
Philippines is hidding a real gem. In fact, scratch that, they are hiding some of the most amazing islands for vacation in the world. I’ve been to the main island a couple of times, but it was this intentional visit to go see the 7 natural wonders of the...
Mass Dance Pyongyang North Korea Travel
It wasn’t until I was in Chernobyl that I met my first traveler that had visited North Korea. I’d later meet a traveler in Mongolia. It always felt impossible until this older lady said she it was amazing adventure. I’m a time traveler, so I get a kick out...
Top 10 Must See in Baku Azerbaijan: Fire Temple, Mud Volcano, and Early Man sites
In my quest to visit every country I wasn’t sure what to expect with Azerbaijan. What looked like a small country with a checkered past sprinkled with war and conflict with Armenia. I was definitely interested in learning about the people, the culture and learning what Azerbaijan had to...