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
A Week in the Break-Away Republic of the Caucasus Mountains-South Ossetia with the Sports Minister-Ex-Rebel Commander- as Our Guide
Break-Away RepublicsSouth Ossetia: A Breakaway Republic in a Geopolitical Tug-of-War September 2019: South Ossetia is an independent country in name, but in reality, it is best described as a...
Exploring the Haunted Poveglia Island-Final Resting Place for Thousands of Plague Victims and Location of an Abandoned Mental Asylum
September 2019: Journey to Poveglia Island An Obsession with Haunted Places Haunted places have always fascinated me, and when I first learned about Poveglia Island, I knew I had found the ultimate...
A Short Layover in Helsinki to Meet My Friends and Explore the City, Finland
September 2019: As part of a larger two-week trip through Southern Russia, South Ossetia, and Italy, I spent a day in Helsinki, Finland, on a stopover with Finnair en route to Moscow. Finland, a...
Yellowstone National Park in Winter
March 2019: Yellowstone in Winter: A Different World Childhood Memories of Yellowstone When I was a kid, I visited Yellowstone with my family a few times. Back then, it felt like the most exotic...
Swimming with Sperm Whales-World’s Largest Toothed Predator and Exploring Dominica’s Wealth of Natural Treasures
Swimming with Moby DickDominica: The Caribbean’s Untouched Eco-Paradise I categorize Caribbean countries into two types: large, bustling nations and smaller, quieter islands. I tend to prefer the...
Swimming with Southern Sting Rays in Antigua
A Layover Adventure in Antigua In July 2019, during a day-long layover between our flights from: Montserrat Island – Exploring the Exclusion Zone where a volcano destroyed the capital city of...
Visiting the Pompeii of the Caribbean-Exclusion Zone Where a Volcano Destroyed the Capitol City of Plymouth, Montserrat
Montserrat: The Pompeii of the Caribbean July 2019: Paula and I couldn’t visit the Lesser Antilles without stopping in Montserrat, a British Overseas Territory often called the Pompeii of the...
Venturing into the Northern Jungles of Htamanthi Reserve, Myanmar as One of the First Tourists to Obtain a Permit to Visit the Region
March 2019: As part of a larger 10-day trip that involved visiting Afghanistan, I also visited Myanmar for 4 days, a country that couldn't be any different on the cultural spectrum. This was...
Trip to Bamiyan, Afghanistan in Winter Two Years Before the Taliban Takeover
A Return to Afghanistan: February 2019 This trip was part of a 10-day round-the-world journey, departing from Los Angeles and traveling through Myanmar, Thailand, and Afghanistan, before flying home...
Abseiling into the World’s Deepest Pit Cave-Sotano de las Golondrinas
The World's Largest Cave Shaft February 2019: Over a decade and a half ago, I watched the nature series Planet Earth on Discovery Channel. The episode on the worlds greatest caves opened with the...