Rio is world famous. Even beyond the wild and amazing cultural customs and tradition of Carnival, Rio is an incredible city. The world will be looking at Rio as FIFA Host city in 2014 World Cup and holding it to a very high standard in 2016 when it hosts the World for the Summer Olympics. …
Planning for global travel can make a big difference in how smooth your trip goes when something goes awry. 1. Pack light – Avoid Check in bags, they are getting increasingly costly and can prevent you from getting on early flights, and can slow you down. Even if you pay $0 for your check in,…
Before when I thought of Panama, all I could think of was the Panama canal. Now I think of Islands. There are so many little islands off the coast of Panama. The only way to get around the islands is with boats. The boats are like busses taking you from place to place. The first…
On my way to Panama, I had a delay getting out of Salt Lake City, which resulted in me missing a connection and Atlanta. My ride to my unplanned hotel stay was with a pleasant van driver who asked where I was going. I told him I was headed to Costa Rica and Panama and…
I knew I had been to some sketchy places, but I didn’t realize in our small world that I had been to some of the most dangerous borders and places on the planet. That being said, to a large extent dangerous places aren’t always what they are made out to be. Your bias and perspectives…
Michael wanted to go to Myanmar, and I wanted to go to Laos. So we compromised and flew to Thailand. The wonderful thing about Thailand is it is a great hub. The people are amazing, the food is amazing, the culture is very rich, and it’s very cheap to get around. Can you believe it’s…
The church of the nativity is visited by hundreds of thousands of people each year and is the most visited place in Palestine. Christian pilgrims from many faiths come to see the place where the Christ child was born. In the Manger district of Bethlehem, one of the oldest churches on the planet still stands. …
In some ways, I have ultimately travelled less this year than in the last 3 years, but in other ways I really made it count when I was traveling… from visiting new countries to building new communities. This post is a cross post from my technical world and my travel world in a wrap up…
Armenia view Mt. Ararat, the site where Noah’s Ark landed, according to Genesis 8:4. In addition, Armenia has the distinction of being the first country to adopt the Christian faith (301 A.D.) and being evangelized by two of Jesus’ apostles (Bartholomew and Thaddeus). The landscape is dotted with ancient churches and monasteries. Armenia may not…
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 than the greatest kingdoms of the…
