I was in Monrovia, Liberia and I wanted to head east into Ivory Coast.    When I asked around in Monrovia about a direct route - I was always met with doubt...

When I'm traveling to new places I'll often get told, "You know that this city is the X of X." The most famous examples are cities with ca...

Of course visiting all 193 countries isn't my only travel goal. There are many cities I want to explore, historical sites I want to learn about first ha...

I've been close, teasing myself with a short stay in the Dominican Republic and visits to the quasi-Latino neighbors of Suriname, Belize, and some West...