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
Swimming with Beluga Whales While Trying to Avoid Being Eaten by Polar Bears in Churchill, Canada
About Beluga Whales in ChurchillIn Search of the Beluga Whale A Childhood Fascination That Never Left Me One of the biggest motivators behind my travels has always been my desire to see wild...
Visiting the Hill During My Travels by Train and Bus Across the Baltic Country of Lithuania
Chasing the Last of Eastern Europe: A Baltic Adventure May 2022: Touchdown in Lithuania In May 2022, I boarded a LOT Polish Airlines flight from Budapest, Hungary and landed in Vilnius, Lithuania...
Road trip from Budapest to Slovakia and Exploring an Abandoned 1800’s Era Fortress Used by Nazi and Soviet Troops
May 2022: Tracing Empires in Eastern Europe From Roman Ruins to Communist Relics on the Road Through Hungary Completing the Map In May 2022, I returned to Eastern Europe with a specific goal: to...
Visiting a Secret Underground Soviet Military Base During My Travels Across the Baltic Country of Estonia
Completing Eastern Europe: A Final Journey to Estonia A Personal Milestone May 2022: This trip marked a personal milestone — Estonia was the final country in Eastern Europe that I had yet to...
Burundi-The World’s Poorest Country has Risen from the Ashes of Civil War to Become a Travelers favorite. It was Definitely a Favorite of Mine.
March 2022: As part of a multi-country African trip, my wife, friend, and I visited Burundi. It was the last country in the region that I had not visited, and even though I was miles from the border...
Brussels in 5 Hours
April 2022: On our return flight to the U.S. from Luanda, Angola—Tribal Stay with Muila People in Southern Angola | Venture The Planet via Brussels Airlines—we had a five-hour layover in Brussels....
Bug Tornados, Fish Eagles, and Smiling Fisherman in Africa’s Most Beautiful Great Lake, Lake Malawi
Lake Malawi Interlude on a Multi-Country African Journey March 2022: As part of a longer, multi-country journey through Africa, my wife, a friend, and I carved out three nights and four days to...
Tribal Stay with Muila People in Southern Angola
Reaching My Final Country in Continental Africa A Journey to Angola and the Tribes of the South In April 2022, my wife Paula, our friend Jimmie, and I traveled to Angola as part of a multi-country...
Mauritius-Stunning Island Gem in the Indian Ocean with Its Tahiti Like Peaks Overlooking Coral Atolls
March 2022/Day 1: My wife, a few friends and I arrived in Mauritius via the Seychelles-Seychelle Islands: Giant Tortoises, Stunning Sunsets and Incredibly Beautiful Boulder Studded White Sand...
Seychelle Islands: Giant Tortoises, Stunning Sunsets and Incredibly Beautiful Boulder Studded White Sand Beaches
March 2022: As part of a larger trip to visit the last of my African countries, my wife, friend Jimmie and I visited the Seychelles islands. From my home in San Diego, the Seychelles are about as...