The glitz, it hits you almost immediately. From the minute you step off the train at St. Anton, you’re surrounded in it. Designer luggage, Gucci handbags, thousand dollar stilettos, luxury is everywhere. For me, it …
It’s been a busy week, so instead of cluttering the web with my prolific prose, I’ve expertly curated a few old photos from a past trip to Poland. OK, its really just a last minute …
I’ve mentioned in the past that reading prior to a trip is one of the best ways to enhance travel. Learning about a particular destination’s history and culture beforehand gives meaning to those ancient stones …
So you’ve got your camera, your tablet, and enough sunscreen to keep Cancun cancer free for the entirety of Spring Break. But did you bring your VPN? For travelers, VPNs are fast becoming a necessity …
This Sunday one hundred years will have passed since the signing of the armistice that ended World War One. Considering that a plethora of articles will, undoubtedly, be published in the coming days highlighting a …
With the ascension of Bolsonaro in Brazil, the battering of Chancellor Merkel’s party in Hesse, and midterm elections scheduled next week in the U.S., it’s understandable that Gabon’s own legislative elections have received scant attention. …
After several nights at Akaka, my last evening was spent back at Loango Lodge. Mathieu had greeted me at the dock. “Welcome back to civilization,” he said. Amazingly, it did feel like it (a testament …
Part four of a five-part series. For part three click here. There are really only two colors in the jungle: grey and green. The sky is gray; the water is gray; everything else is green. …
Part three of a five-part series. For part two click here. After a breakfast of fresh fruits and French cheeses (one of the few imports that the lodge affords itself), my guide packed our small …
Part two of a five-part series. For part one click here. Omboué is a small village on the Nikomi Lagoon and the last settlement of any note before Loango. There is not a lot here …