It takes a long time to do a grand land trip across West Africa, and it's impossible for me to do so at the moment. So I decided to start the journey in stages, beginning this time with a trip from Mauritania to Guinea.
Apr 13, 2025
Dakhla
Traveler Jack's Footsteps
Houston - Trinidad - South America
I haven't been to South America for almost six years. It's time to visit this continent again—starting with Guyana in the north, fishing in Patagonia in the southernmost part of South America, and including a transit stop in Houston and a side trip to Trinidad.
Dec 14, 2024
Houston
South Okanagan
This year's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation happens to be on a Monday. Thankfully, South Okanagan-Similkameen Transit provides regular service on this day. I decided to take this opportunity to tour South Okanagan by public transportation.
Sep 29, 2024
Osoyoos
Central Europe
It's time to visit Central Europe, partly because of the current world situation and partly because a new ETIAS will take effect in 2025, causing additional effort and costs.
Jul 26, 2024
Berlin
Indian Ocean Islands - Northeast USA
Due to the nature of my work, I got a relatively longer vacation for this Easter. I decided to visit the four Indian Ocean island nations in Africa and stop over in a few Northeastern cities in the USA on my way back.
Mar 23, 2024
Northern Grande Comore
Hainan
Hainan is China's only tropical holiday destination. From a travel perspective, I'm not particularly interested in Hainan as I've been to many much better beach destinations. However, I decided to visit Hainan to have a family reunion due to the warm weather there in winter.
Jan 18, 2024
Haikou
Iraq - Kuwait - Saudi Arabia
I never thought of visiting Iraq until two months ago when I was at a library browsing for travel books for potential next destinations and saw the Bradt Iraq book. Since Bradt is a mainstream publisher, it means Iraq is definitely doable despite that most western countries still advise against traveling to Iraq. A nearby country, Saudi Arabia, has also opened its doors to independent travel recently, and I don't want to miss that opportunity either. The tiny country between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, adds a bonus to the trip.
Jan 6, 2024Baghdad
Kentucky
Two years ago, the federal government of Canada designated National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a public holiday. This is not a holiday in the US. So I decided to visit a doctor in Louisville and take the opportunity to have a quick tour of Kentucky.
Oct 1, 2023
Mammoth Cave National Park - Daniel Boone National Forest
Australia - Timor-Leste - Indonesia
When I lived in Thailand years ago, I traveled to all Southeast Asian countries except Timor-Leste (East Timor). This has always been a regret for me. As world travel is opening up, I decided to visit Timor-Leste to complete my Southeast Asia experience. As options of getting into and out of Timor-Leste are limited, I decided to have an Indo-Pacific journey from Australia to Indonesia through Timor-Leste for my first real long-haul holiday after the pandemic.
Dec 25, 2022
Sydney
North Okanagan - Shuswap
2022 is the dominant year of the world famous Adams River salmon run. I decided to check it out and have a tour from Kelowna to Kamloops, stopping at a few interesting places en route.
Oct 8, 2022
Kelowna - Vernon