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
Weekend Trip to the Narco Controlled Colonial Village of Batopilas at the Bottom of Copper Canyon
January 2018: In my quest to see as much of my favorite country as possible, I booked a long weekend trip to Copper Canyon, the largest canyon in North America, which is even larger than the Arizona...
Painted Villages and Friendly Crocodiles that Live Side by Side with Villagers in A Country of Kindhearted People Marred by Conflict
Three Days in Burkina Faso: An Underrated Gem of West Africa November 2017: As part of a larger two-week journey through South Sudan, Benin, and Togo, I spent three days in Burkina Faso with my...
Traveling the Length of Benin Meeting Shamans, Kings, and Voodoo Priests Along the Way
Benin: The Beating Heart of West Africa Voodoo, Royalty, and a Journey from North to South November 2017 — When I think of West Africa, Benin instantly comes to mind. This small, unassuming country...
Smiles, Wrestling and Bullets Flying Overhead While Camping with the Mundari Tribe of South Sudan
A Childhood Fascination Turned Reality: Visiting South Sudan’s Mundari Tribe November 2017: I first heard of South Sudan back in grade school, long before it became an independent country. Back...
A Visit to the Remote Animistic Batammariba Villages of Remote Northern Togo
A Journey to Togo: Discovering the Tammari People November 2017: My friend Richard and I traveled in our own vehicle with a driver through Togo as part of a larger West Africa adventure, which also...
Auckland and Exploring Wild Glow Worm Caves, New Zealand
September 2017: As part of a two-week journey across the South Pacific, my wife and I spent two days in New Zealand with one goal: to explore a wild glowworm cave. Rather than visiting a commercial...
Western Samoa Tales
September 2017: Paula and I planned a trip to Samoa, also known as Independent Western Samoa. Although it lies just 500 miles from American Samoa, a U.S. territory, Independent Samoa is its own...
Swimming with Humpback Whales in Eua Island and Getting to Know One of the Most Traditional South Pacific Island Nations
Swimming with Giants: Our Journey to Tonga In September 2017, my wife and I traveled to Tonga, the last Pacific kingdom still ruled by a king, for six days as part of a two-week journey that also...
Meeting the Brother of Pablo Escobar and Marching through the Swamps of Los Llanos Searching for Anacondas
May 2017: To celebrate my 40th birthday, I flew to Medellín, Colombia, with a few close friends—Johnny, Jimmie, Dan, and Frank. This was my second visit to Colombia- Colombian Cocaine Labs, Indians...
Staying with the Marsh Arabs of the Mesopotamian Marshes and Climbing the Ziggurat Sumerian Pyramid of Ancient Ur
About the Marsh ArabsThe Marsh Arabs of Iraq: A Vanishing Civilization March 2017: My introduction to Iraq came not through travel, but through the Gulf War when I was in junior high. I remember...