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
Visiting Africa’s Last Monarchy and Getting Stuck in the Smallest Cave Tunnels I Have Ever Visited in My Travels, Swaziland
May 2015: Swaziland (now officially Eswatini) is one of the most unique countries I've ever visited. Ruled by King Mswati III, Ingwenyama, since he turned 18 in 1986, it remains Africa's last...
The Flashy Oil Rich City of Baku, Mud Volcanos, Lots of Soviet Era Cars and Mountain Villages Frozen in Time,Azerbaijan
January 2015: As part of a longer 10-day trip to Ukraine, Bulgaria and Turkey, my friend Frank and I spent 3 days traveling in Azerbaijan. We visited the oil plush flashy capital, Baku and the arid...
Exploring Buzludzha, a Ruined Communist Era Building Resembling a Spaceship during a Snowstorm and Being Invited Into a Gypsy Ghetto before having to Escape a Gang of Glue Sniffing Kids
Exploring Bulgaria’s Surreal Side A Winter Road Trip to the Buzludzha Monument and Beyond January 2015 — As part of a larger Eastern Europe trip, my friend Frank and I spent four days exploring...
Visiting a Soviet Ghost Town Created by the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
First Impressions of Ukraine: From Transdniestria to Odessa 2008: I first set foot in Ukraine in November 2008, traveling with my friend Dan to the historic Black Sea port city of Odessa. We arrived...
Castles & Sufi Shrines of the Cholistan Desert, Pakistan
November 2014: After traveling the Karakoram Highway from kashgar, China and visiting the Kalash villages in the Hindu Kush Kalash People, Descended from the Armies of Alexandar the Great, and...
Kalash People, Descended from the Armies of Alexandar the Great, and Traveling the Karakoram Highway, Pakistan
November 2014: Few places in the world can inspire more than the Himalayas and it was time for me to visit the most majestic and dramatic range of the Himalayas-the Karakoram's of Pakistan. Together...
Kashgar and the Karakoram Highway to Pakistan-Xinjiang Western China
Over the Roof of the World Crossing the Karakoram Mountains from China to Pakistan In November 2014, my friend Charlie and I set out on a rugged, independent overland journey that began in Kashgar,...
Hiring a Float Plane and Being Dropped Off into the Kodiak Island Wilderness for a Week with the World’s Largest Bears
September 2014: As part of a larger trip to Alaska that also included seeing polar bears in the wild in the Inupiat village of Kaktovik, my brother Jesse, friend Evan and I visited Kodiak Island for...
Watching Polar Bears in the Inupiat Village of Kaktovik on the Edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
September 2014: Alaska is hands down one of my favorite places on Earth. Its wilderness and wildlife are just simply unparalleled. I have been to Alaska multiple times and I will keep returning. On...
A Few Days in Chinese Hong Kong & Macau-Previously Under British and Portuguese Rule
A Luxurious Stopover: Hong Kong & Macau Before the Wild July 2014: On my way to Vietnam and Cambodia, I had a three-day layover in Hong Kong and Macau, a brief but fascinating detour before an...