One Surreal Day in North Korea (part 1)
We reach the border at daybreak. Our guide stresses, again, that we are to adhere absolutely to all rules and procedures. We deposit our...
An Omani Road Trip
Distance: 2,492 km Duration: 58 hours Vehicles destroyed: 0
All in all, having already been hit twice while driving during my...
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I had a White People Problem in Africa
I finally stepped out of the airport, breathed the fresh air and looked up at big, blue African skies. Three seconds later I lowered my gaze and...
