Witnessing the World, One Journey at a Time

For more than two decades I’ve travelled the globe seeking to experience humanity’s richness and diversity through adventure, history, and cultural immersion.  Come along as I share my experiences, past and present, from around the world. Start Exploring

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I Fractured my Leg Traveling Central Asia’s Silk Road

“CRACK!!”—The sound stunned me as the left side of my body slammed into the boulder. I knew immediately that something had broken. I screamed. Our guide, Alex, tried to help me stand, but sharp pain shot through my leg. “I can’t walk!” I cried. He gently lowered me to the ground. “I’m going for help,” he said in a soothing voice, trying to calm me. Then he turned and disappeared …
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Short Stories and Other Musings

Is That a UFO on top of a Bulgarian Mountain? No, It’s Buzludzha!

An unknowing traveler might momentarily imagine an alien space ship as the flying saucer-shaped structure appears at the crest of a barren hill.
Named for the mountain on which it “landed,” Buzludzha (buzz-lud’-ja) served as a grand and lavishly appointed ceremonial headquarters for communist leaders from throughout Bulgaria and

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The World through my lens

The only thing that excites me more than dreaming about the next adventure is getting my passport stamped at the destination’s immigration counter.

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