In December of 2023, I was lucky enough to visit Iraq for technically the third time. It was a great experience so I have chronicled where I went and the experiences that I had there. Before I get started on…
While there are some places on my travel bucket list that I have been wanting to visit for years, Socotra was actually a relatively new addition to my wish list. I knew virtually nothing about it until about a year…
My trip to Iraq happened much like many of my other trips. I was looking in a Facebook group and noticed that a woman named Nena was trying to find somebody to go on a guided tour of Iraq who…
In 2015, I started the trip of a lifetime which took me through all 7 continents and lasted 18 months. One special part of that trip was what I called my “Extrava-stanza” which included an overland trip through Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan…
Afghanistan is a country of rich cultural diversity. Pashtuns, Hazaras, Tajiks…..the complexity is mind-boggling. Due to these many ethnic differences and outside influences, Afghanistan is also a country that has been in a state of instability for the past…
Until very recently, a Pakistan tourist visa was a pain to get. As a US citizen, you needed to apply from your home country (which is a problem as I haven’t lived in the US since 2011) as well as…
Pakistan is a country that I have been wanting to go to for years. Up until a year or two ago, you could only apply for a visa from your home country. Since I have been living abroad since 2011,…
The border between India and Pakistan is one of the most geopolitically sensitive areas of the world. After the disastrous 1947 Partition, Pakistan and India have been enemies and despite having both been part of British India, terrorism, nuclear weapons…