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NO EASY WAY TO RUSSIA
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NO EASY WAY TO RUSSIA DECEMBER 2017 I had been trying to get to Russia since as far back as early 2015. It had been near enough to the top of my list for years and years. I was close to Kaliningrad in 2015 on a trip to Lithuania, sadly I didn’t have a Russian…
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THE CHEAPEST WAY TO MONGOLIA
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November 2016 Mongolia was a country that I’d wanted to visit during my earlier trip to Asia in 2014. At that time, I planned on flying directly to Ulaanbaatar, the capital city, but the visa regulations had changed at the last minute (so annoying when visa regulations change at the last minute and the websites…
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A TRIP TO ASIA’S MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY (BHUTAN)
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It’s certainly an expensive and awkward destination to reach, there’s no question about that! It’s kind of hidden from the world map, really obscure spot in Asia, located somewhere between India and China, so close to India they even accept the Indian Rupee in most shops and restaurants and you can visibly see India, and…
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A FEW DAYS IN PAPAU NEW GUINEA
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summer 2018 “Your transport, security, and driver are here,” he says rushing out the door and accepting a payment of 400 Kina. It’s been a busy morning “Your driver and security guard will be with you until at least 6, they will take you to Adventure Park, downtown Port Moresby, the War Memorial, the National…
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1ST TIME IN DUBAI
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February 2014 A millionaires paradise, or so it seems, as I observe the impressive skyline, and the expensive cars on the outskirts of the Persian Gulf, on a warm February afternoon. The world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, is in clear view, somewhat deep into the Middle Eastern sky. I continue to wonder how it…
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MY 1ST MUSLIM WEDDING
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JULY 2017 I love the Middle East. It’s one of my favorite parts of the world, not just for the amazing architecture, modern cities, amazing mosques, and delicious food, mostly down to the kind Arabian hospitality. I first visited Dubai in 2015, and luckily I’ve been back a lot ever since. I always remember that…
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STUCK BETWEEN JORDAN + ISRAEL
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STUCK IN NO MAN’S LAND BETWEEN ISRAEL AND JORDAN WRITTEN IS AUGUST 2017 “So what were you doing there?” he looks startled now. “I already told you, I went there as a tourist” dazed and confused and unsure why he keeps asking me the same questions over and over again. “But no tourists go to…
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THE WILD DOGS OF NAURU
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THE WILD DOGS OF NAURU WRITTEN IN JULY 2018 “They bite, they bite, you need to carry a stick around with you and be extra vigilant,” a random man yells in the distance with a pack of stray dogs walking carelessly between both of us. “Who owns the dogs?” I ask. “Nobody, we have a…
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AN IRISHMAN IN NORTH KOREA
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AN IRISHMAN IN NORTH KOREA WRITTEN IN NOVEMBER 2016 “Just be careful, be very careful with what you do and say! Don’t gesture to the soldiers, don’t kneel down to tie your lace while taking a photo, don’t question their version of history, don’t say anything offensive about their leader, past or present, don’t shine…
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