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Exploring Paramaribo, Suriname the Fun Way!

October 15, 2019 by Dave9 Comments

After a nearly 13 hour car + van ride from Georgetown in Guyana which began at 4am and included a 4 hour border crossing (slow ferry a big part of this), I arrived in Paramaribo in the late afternoon. Exhausted after eating only an energy bar I found tucked away in my backpack given to me weeks ago by Jacki Ueng I checked into the Guesthouse Zin & Grand Cafe. For only $23/night it included a private room with AC and use of their pool. I soon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: South America · Tagged: Art, Belgium, Border Crossing, Caves, Drinking, Ice Cream, Massage, Mountain Climbing, National Park, Rainforest, Resort, Seafood, Traffic, Walking tour, Waterfall

Banjul to Varela: Where?

May 15, 2019 by Dave9 Comments

As I stepped into the Range Rover under the dusty skies of Banjul in the early AM I was greeted by the familiar sounds of Don Williams. Fortunately he is my favorite singer so I was able to easily absorb about 6 hours of one of his cd's cycling through the same songs over what ultimately would turn into a 10.5 hour adventure before we reached our final destination in northern Guinea Bissau. Our journey involved several border crossing - going … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Beach, Border Crossing, Journey, Motorbike, Traffic, Village, Visa, Walking tour

Arriving in Almaty, Kazakhstan

November 18, 2014 by Dave9 Comments

I left Chopan Alta, Kyrgyzstan at 8am this morning and arrived in Almaty, Kazakhstan at nearly 6pm. If there wasn't a mountain range between these two points, a line of site drive would probably be a few hours at most - but the route around these mountains through the main border crossing is much longer. Kazakhstan recently opened the border as visa free for citizens of the USA as well as select other countries on a trial basis and supposedly … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: America, Art, Border Crossing, Couch Surfing, Passport, Surfing, Texas, Visa

End of Tian Shan Mountains Trek & Drunks in Minibus

November 3, 2014 by Dave6 Comments

Upon cresting a Tian Shan Mountain pass at 3200 meters above Song Kul Lake we were treated with spectacular views of a valley far below and towering mountains in the distance. The scenery reminded me of parts of Southern California - especially around Bakersfield or around Death Valley. We hiked for several hours, ultimately reaching a small village in the valley. Looking back at the tall mountains it was impressive to see the great distance we … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Art, Border Crossing, Bus Travel, California, Death Valley, Ice Cream, Internet, Mountain Climbing, Trekking, Village

Visa run to Cambodia

April 15, 2014 by DaveLeave a Comment

My visa within Thailand was expiring in 2 days. Time to make another run for the border. Usually we are off in another country at some point during our time in Thailand so this is not an issue. But this year we just stayed domestic. Poipet on the Cambodia border is the closest border crossing to our village so we headed out that way. We reached this dusty chaotic border town in 2 hours. As is always the case we were met with enterprising men … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Angkor Wat, Asia, Backpacking, Border Crossing, Bus Travel, Cambodia, Gold Mining, Museum, Passport, Thailand, Village, Visa

Dispatch: The Berlin Stories Check-in at Checkpoint Charlie

March 21, 2014 by John EdwardsLeave a Comment

Separated from his student tour group in East Berlin, a much younger John M. Edwards gets seriously lost and says, “Ich bin ein Berliner!” (I am a doughnut!), but, er, for exactly how long? It’s a race against time to find “Chuck” and bust through the border crossing before the “Iron Curtain” closes. . . . For numerology fans, both the first Mayflower landing at Plymouth Rock and the dramatic fall of the Berlin Wall fell on my birthday: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Europe · Tagged: America, Beer, Border Crossing, Drinking, Europe, Fashion, Germany, Passport, Visa, Walking tour

Adam Shepard: Author and Speaker

April 20, 2013 by Dave3 Comments

Adam first reached out to us a few weeks ago in anticipation of the release of his second book, "One Life Lived". This story is an interesting one - detailing his unique adventures, cultural immersions and introspection about a year round the world trip. Adam's first book was about how he randomly moved to a city in the USA by pulling a name out of a hat - arriving with $25, a sleeping bag and the clothes on his back. The challenge was to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Interviews · Tagged: America, Art, Border Crossing, Culture, Germany, History, Interview, Journey, Museum, New York City, North Carolina, Restaurants, South Carolina, Spain, Visa, Volunteer

Ways to Get From Siem Reap to Bangkok and Back

October 17, 2012 by Cez Krol1 Comment

Two of the most popular destinations in south-east Asia are Siem Reap and Bangkok. Siem Reap is the nearest city to Angkor Wat, the largest religious complex in the world, and Bangkok is famous for cheap flights, booze and finger-licking good food. Their geographical proximity make the route Bangkok - Siem Reap well-trodden by travellers from around the world on their way around SE Asia. There are several ways to get from one city to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Angkor Wat, Asia, Bangkok Thailand, Border Crossing, Bus Travel, Food and Wine, Journey, Taxi

Southern Mozambique

January 27, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

We arrived in Kosi Bay after about 10 hours of at times stressful driving - from near the Lesotho Border in the Free State of South Africa. We arrived here in the dark of night and promptly made a beeline for the beach on the sandy roads in our 2wd Honda Jaz- looking for lodging - big mistake. There were no lights - and signs indicating hotels located just down the road were misleading as we later found out we were many kilometers from the beach. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Africa · Tagged: Africa, Art, Beach, Border Crossing, Internet, Land Rover, Lesotho, Mozambique, Sand, South Africa, Traffic

Still Alive

May 18, 2011 by Kelly Hayes RaittLeave a Comment

I'm learning to read his jaw. Sometimes I lose the language in his translations, but his jaw telegraphs the unspeakable. But, tonight, I can't see it. We're facing each other, squaring off in the shadows over outdoor vanilla sundaes laced with crisp kiwis and strawberries, arguing about whether I should accompany him to pick up his food rations from the United Nations. The UN had suspended food giveaways, and he finally has an appointment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asia · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Arabic, Border Crossing, Bus Travel, Christmas, Coffee, Culture, Drinking, Fashion, Flowers, Food and Wine, Garden, Ice Cream, Interview, Iraq, Jordan, Olives, Pizza, Restaurants, Taxi

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