Angel Falls Venezuela – World’s Tallest Waterfall
One of the biggest adventures in my life included a recent trip to Angel Falls. Angel Falls is very deep in Venezuela. First there was getting to Venezuela. The cheapest way we found was to go through Curacao. With a friend we arranged an overnight van transport from Caracas...
5 Incredible Alaska Adventures
Alaska is amazing. Everything you’re heard and then some. My visit to Alaska was my last state in the US (50/50). For that reason alone I was excited to visit. I was debating doing a cruise from Seattle or from Vancouver, Canada but ultimately decided on a flight to...
Christian Cave Churches and Monasteries in Cappadocia Turkey
As a traveler one of the thing that really stands out in digging in to understand a people is how much of culture is influenced by faith and religion. In Europe you must visit the cathedrals because it was the center of the universe for the people. In Istanbul...
Fiji – An Experiment in “No Reservations” Cultural Island Travel
I bought a cheap flight from New Zealand on my way back to the U.S. On a discount Jet Star flight, I was in Fiji for a couple of days for less than a difference of somewhere between $100-200 USD. It was great. I loved Fiji. The people...
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 were castles Ethiopia, but a vast Kingdom that rivals the Kingdoms of Europe and was larger...
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 the rockets coming from Gaza into southern Israel and haven’t been really concerned until as of...
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 yes if you were wondering. I would do that. Something that holds a lot of people...
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 UNESCO world heritage site. These rock hewn churches made in the 16th century are an ancient...
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 to really understand where we were. We had just retired to our hut, and you could...
Incredible India Series: The World Famous Temple of Rats
Our world is evolved enough people should NOT be dying of hunger any longer. End of story. I don’t think we should put up with it any more. If a handful of priests can keep alive 20,000 rats in the lap of luxury. We surely can apply some of...