After years of wanting to visit Syria, I finally made it happen in October of 2023. This was my fourth attempt at visiting after not being able to in the past due to COVID and visa restrictions. Needless to say,…
Arrival in Ashgabat When you arrive at Ashgabat Airport, you will immediately be given a COVID test which you then pay for. From there, you get on a bus and get driven to the arrivals terminal. As you walk into…
I have to admit, I had zero expectations about this city. When I was here in 2016 on my way to the Galapagos, I stayed in a weird part of town and was kind of afraid to leave my hotel…
There are tons of articles that show you how to do the Galapagos Islands on a budget and we all know that the sky’s the limit when it comes to luxurious vacations. On my first trip to the Galapagos in…
Last month, I celebrated my second anniversary of being on the road. When I left Mexico at the end of February 2021, I had no idea where life would take me. I knew that there were a handful of countries…
Like many people, going to Easter Island was something that I had always dreamed of ever since I first saw a picture of one of their towering stone statues. The remoteness of the island and the mystery of the moai…