Something about Voodoo intrigues me. Voodoo (also called Vodou, among other names) remains a misunderstood religion. Black magic. Cult. Devil worship. Growing up, these are just some of the words that I ignorantly associated with Voodoo. The majority of Haitians believe in and practice at least some aspects of Voodoo. Originally, I wanted to visit…
It was day two of my long holiday weekend in Southeast Asia. After spending a day exploring Singapore, I was ready to depart for Malaysia [see post: 24 Hours in Singapore]. Unless you are traveling for business, you really do not need much time in Singapore as a tourist. It takes less than half an…
The past five weeks have been completely chaotic. On a whim, I decided to spend the long holiday weekend in Southeast Asia. As always, the timing could not have been any worse – I was leaving the country the day after my offer to purchase investment real estate was accepted and officially under contract. This…
I spent the past three weeks visiting the lowest point in Africa at Lake Assal in Djibouti, wandering the streets of Somalia’s war-torn capital Mogadishu, hiking Erta Ale in the hottest inhabited place on Earth (the Danakil Depression), feeding hyenas with my mouth in Ethiopia, and visiting the self-declared state of Somaliland. I found it…
It was “Day 10” of Untamed Borders’ Horn of Africa – Ethiopia and Somaliland itinerary. I spent the past two days mouth-feeding hyenas in the ancient city of Harar [see post: Mouth-Feeding Hyenas in Harar]. After a morning of driving, the group and I arrived at the Ethiopia-Somaliland border and crossed into one of the…
