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
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...
A 1940’s Era Bowling Alley in One of Africa’s Most Beautiful Cities-Asmara, Meeting Smiling Nomads and Exploring One of the Most Difficult Countries in the World to Visit,Eritrea
March 2017: Exploring Eritrea In March 2017, I spent four days in Eritrea with my friend Richard as part of a 10-day trip that also included southern Iraq. Eritrea was one of my last "Badland"...