We left Varela on the coast in Guinea Bissau at 5am - determined to make it back to Dakar in time for our 145am flight that evening. No small feat since it took us more then 20 hours to get to Varela from Dakar. Unfortunately the border between Guinea Bissau and Senegal is not open all night; in the morning it opens at 8am. We arrived at the border at 630am - avoiding all the corrupt police on the road as they had not yet reached their posts. … [Read more...]
Moments on the Road, Guinea Bissau
Look once and you see the dustiness of West Africa - it all blends together - the orange grime that covers everything in the dry season and the equally faded and dirty skies above. Sahel + Harmattan. Look closer and the details transition into focus. Trash everywhere - most of it is plastic crap. Notice the stillness; rusted motorbikes half buried in the sand will never run again. A truck's cabin has been gutted by people and by the weather. … [Read more...]
St. Lucia Stopover, ARC Race & Captain Lars
So far my latest trip to the Caribbean has involved a variety of transportation modes, a bicycle, a bus, walking, plane and now a helicopter. In the fading rays of the strong sunshine on the island of st. Lucia I hopped on board a helicopter for a 10 minute journey over the interior of the island from Hewanorra International Airport in the south to George F. L. Charles Airport in Castries City in the north. The interior of the island is … [Read more...]
Undiscovered Dominica, Too Short of a Stay on the Nature Island
After spending four relaxed yet still activity packed days on Dominica I find myself staying in the midst of sprawling apartment complexes on neighboring Guadeloupe in the city of Pointe-à-Pitre. Mere 25 minutes away by small jet, Guadeloupe feels worlds apart. World's away from the unspoiled natural setting and the the pleasant feel of space when you have a low population density (only 72,000 people live on the entire island). Now I am … [Read more...]
Non Stop, Vienna to LAX ‘Sound of Austria’ Austrian Air Launch Party
I recently attended a memorable party for the launch of Austrian Airline's new first ever route from Vienna to Los Angeles offering daily (except Sundays). This party was held at a Bel Air Mansion tucked away in one of the highest canyons - located at the end of a cul de sac. Cars snaked down the road - we used uber and walked the last 1/3 of a mile. A red carpet entrance greeted us with Austrian Airline flight attendents wearing a color … [Read more...]
Jet Skiing the Chao Praya River, Bangkok
While on a boat cruise on the Chao Praya River recently I thought to myself "wouldn't it be cool to jump on a jet ski and zip past all these temples, river boat barges, long tail boats, ferry boats, river cruise boats and anything else that commonly floats past the banks of Bankok". A search yielded no results other then one - a tour offered by a local named Many who mentioned a stop at a jet ski center, marina and restaurant. She offered a … [Read more...]
Intense Travel, Bangkok
I've spent significant time the past few months updating many of the guides on our site and will spend part of next 6 months doing so - making revisits to various destinations covered on this site. Bangkok is always uniquely challenging to update - simply because of the traffic. I have used motorcycles to get around town before but never to this extent. I call this intense travel - trying to revisit as many places as I possibly can each day, … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Travel Show
The first Los Angeles Travel Show I attended was many years ago at the convention center downtown - at one point there were two travel shows within a month or so of each other in Los Angeles/Long Beach - in recent years it was held at the Long Beach Convention Center - and this year it is back to where it belongs, downtown at the Los Angeles Convention Center. If you are in the Los Angeles area, enjoy travel put this consumer based travel show … [Read more...]
64.8253 Degrees South Latitude, Port Lockroy Antarctica
Port Lockroy is a British base that is occupied several months of the year in the summer by a few staff and is managed by the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. We visited as part of an Antarctica cruise on Oceanwide Expeditions. Space here is extremely limited as the the base is located on Goudier Island - which doesn't appear to be much larger than a small parking lot. And once the staff are on the base they are not allowed to travel off the island … [Read more...]
Cruising the Beagle Channel on the Paludine, Ushuaia Argentina
I wandered into one of the small tour operator huts down by the harbour in Ushuaia this afternoon to escape the rain and the cold. After inquiring about one of their tours I was soon booked for the next morning - a sailing trip through the Beagle Channel on the Paludine. Allowing only 8 people maximum on board, these sailing tours are intimate and a great way to see the wildlife. After an hour drive on both pavement and a graded dirt road we … [Read more...]
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