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Vetnam, Laos & Cambodia

by | September 3, 2023 | Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Laos, Trips, Vietnam | 0 Comments

It was a long five years since our last trip to West Africa. A combination of the global COVID pandemic and the rebuilding of the business made travel impossible. After pushing back the decision for half a year, we drilled down our long wish list, looking for a place...
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Togo, Benin & Ghana

by | January 26, 2020 | Africa, Benin, Destinations, Ghana, Togo, Trips | 0 Comments

This is a long of week on the road in West Africa, across Ghana, Togo and Benin. This part of the world is still one of the best destination for the travel that wishes to emerge into the African culture, to understand the challenges of everyday life and understand...
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Lower Omo Valley, Ethiopia

by | July 5, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Trips | 0 Comments

Since the day I begun traveling, I dreamed that one day I will visit the lower Omo valley. The reason was none other than the amazing series of photos from the Mursi tribe that I saw in a french photography magazine. The lip plates, the body painting, the local...
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Tanzania 2016

by | February 23, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Tanzania, Trips | 0 Comments

Since I started my business in Africa, there isn't a single year that I will not return to Serengeti for a safari. My friend Ole, was once more our guide. The occasion was a business trip to Kenya and Uganda with my partner Yiannis and the promise to take him and his...
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Congo (DRC)

by | January 20, 2017 | Africa, Congo DR, Destinations, Trips | 0 Comments

I had Nyiragongo in my bucket list for quite some time but I was hesitant because of the security situation in the Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Nyiragongo is one of the most active volcanoes in the world and hosts the largest active lava lake, a...
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California

by | September 4, 2016 | America, Destinations, Trips, USA | 0 Comments

Being on a road trip with my two sons has only been one of my dreams. The opportunity came up when Nikitas graduated this year from high school. Chris, the young one, is already fourteen, old enough to follow and maybe appreciate a road trip. We set out to California....
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Norway

by | August 28, 2016 | Destinations, Europe, Norway, Trips | 0 Comments

Why is Norway so rich? How is life during the dark and cold winter north of the polar zone? Why are Scandinavian murder novelists so successful? What is so magic about the northern lights? These are some of the many questions I was hoping to answer at the northernmost...
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Ecuador

by | January 30, 2016 | America, Destinations, Ecuador, Trips | 0 Comments

I visited Ecuador for the first time in 1992, by accident. My intention was to spend one week under the sun of Venezuela. When I was ready to board the American Airlines Miami-Quito flight, I discovered that I had no visa stamped on my passport. Since AA failed to...
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Myanmar (2015)

by | May 16, 2015 | Asia, Destinations, Myanmar, Trips | 0 Comments

Burma, nowadays, officially known as Myanmar, is a large country. At 676 thousand strangely shaped square kilometers, with a long tongue protruding out in the south, a diversified population of 52 million, very few english speakers, a number of regions blocked by the...
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South Italy (2014)

by | October 19, 2014 | Destinations, Europe, Italy, Trips | 0 Comments

South Italy is a land of historical diversity and continuity, active volcanoes, excellent food and warm people. I can hardly think of a reason I had not visited earlier this place, so close to Greece and yet so off my destination lists. Anyway, here we are, early...
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