Countries Visited
In just over 28 years I have been able to visit ALL of the world’s countries (197/197 U.N Countries & 250 Plus Total Territories/Countries). I have set foot in all seven continents, and I hope to continue exploring every hidden corner of this incredible planet. Click on a country below to see my related pages.
Travel Stories
Climbing to the Top of a Massive 200′ Tall Redwood Tree, Northern California
Climbing a 200 Foot Redwood TreeClimbing a Giant: Fulfilling a Lifelong Dream in the Redwoods March 2020 – Santa Cruz Mountains, California A Bucket List Beyond Travel My bucket list isn't just...
A Few Days on One of the World’s Most Remote Island Nations-Marshall Islands
February 2020: The Marshall Islands named after a British naval Captain who visited in the 1700's, has like many countries in the world, a long history of colonialism that has left a lasting...
Hiking the Kalalau Trail Along the Nāpali Coast, Kauai
Hiking the Most Beautiful Trail in the Pacific-Kalalau Trail Along the Nāpali Coast, KauaiHiking the Kalalau Trail A Decade-Long Dream to Conquer Kauai’s Wild Nāpali CoastJanuary 2020 The Nāpali...
Monarch Butterfly Migration, Aztec Pyramids, San Miguel & the Miracle Church-Only Surviving Structure from a Volcano’s Eruption that Left a City Buried in Lava
December 2019: For a new Years weekend trip, Paula and I flew to Leon in central Mexico and rented a car to drive around the States of Michoacán and Guanajuato over the course of 4 days. This was...
Visiting the Medieval Town of Evora, Portugal With Its Roman Temple, Church Made of Skeletons and Mysterious Stonehenge Rocks
Touchdown in Portugal December 2019 – One Day, One Country, No Sleep After a long and exhausting overnight flight on TAP Airlines from Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, I landed in Lisbon, Portugal, early in...
Exploring One of Africa’s Least Visited Countries During the Uncertainties of Presidential Election Time -Guinea Bissau
November 2019: I had two full days/1 night in Guinea Bissau, which I planned to make good use of. My plan didn't start as intended when my morning flight on Air Senegal from senegal to Bissau was...
A Visit to One of the Oldest European Settlements in Africa-The Slave Trading Island of Gorée
November 2019: I visited Senegal twice. In Senegal I only had one goal..to visit Gorée Island. My first Senegal visit was via on a one-night stop-over from Mali enroute to Sierra Leone. In Mali, I...
The Little Island Paradise in the Gulf of Guinea-Sao Tome
November 2019: My favorite travel destinations tend to be islands, especially seldom-visited island nations. One of the highlights of my travels is São Tomé, a former Portuguese colony with a...
Into the Wild Guinea Highlands
First Impressions of Guinea November 2019 – Into the Unknown Before this trip, Guinea was a country I knew almost nothing about. I had never met anyone from there—nor had I encountered a fellow...
The Slave Castles of Ghana-Apam and Jamestown
Exploring Ghana’s Lesser-Known Slave History: A Journey to Apam November 2019: With just two days in Ghana, I wanted to delve into the country’s harrowing past and visit some of its slave...