Traveling-wise, 2023 was an interesting year for me. It began in late-January with a move to my new country of residence: the Democratic Republic of the Congo. By the end of December, I had taken 66 flights, logging nearly 115,000 miles, spending 276h 57m inside planes. This according to FlghtRadar24.com! But fortunately, traveling in 2023…
“We are the Children of Albuquerque!” I first heard this expression during a friendly—and educative—conversation with Martin Theseira and Peter Gomes, two leaders of the Portuguese-Malaysian community in Malacca, after a most wonderful dinner at the local Restoran de Lisbon. But, wait…, Malacca? Where is this place? And what were you doing there? And, hmm…,…
January is always a time for plans and decisions. Virus or no virus, this year is no different. 2020 was a difficult year for a wide variety of people, including addict travelers, of course. One key takeaway for me from last year was that travelling in the time of Covid requires lots of flexibility: Flights…
In Feb 2017, I had the opportunity to visit a couple of old friends of mine who at the time lived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). After reading a bit about the country, and with a map in front of me, I decided to turn this visit into a road trip through all the…
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