A Troublesome Trip To Tripoli, Libya
A couple years had passed since my visit to Mogadishu, Somalia. As time went on, I found myself chomping at the bit to visit another failed state on the African continent. This one wouldn’t be so easy — not in…
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Hopping Along the Canary Islands pt. 3: Lobos Island and Fuerteventura
As you may know from my previous post, I had somewhat spontaneously decided to embark on a solo escapade, and my first solo stop was Fuerteventura. Well, it wasn’t completely solo since I traveled to the island by ferry with…
Hopping Along the Canary Islands pt. 2: Exploring Lanzarote and Ideating my Solo Escapade
Even when you’ve carefully curated a precise schedule and plan… Shit happens. Leaving La Graciosa was very exciting; I was so looking forward to our time in Las Islas Canarias. I had it all mapped out… two nights on this…
Hopping Along the Canary Islands pt. 1: Sailing From the Iberian Peninsula to La Graciosa
This next saga is a little overdue; due to technical difficulties and multiple ocean crossings, I find myself just now able to recount my time hopping around the Canary Islands in the last few months of 2020. So much has…
One month land-bound Part 5: Sardinia – Saving the Best for Last
Welcome to the final installment recounting the time I spent off the Staatenloss this fall. If you’re jumping in now, be sure to check out the weeks leading up to the grand finale in Sardinia. To give you a quick…
One month land-bound Part 4: Boat Days in Lampedusa and Linosa
In this post, I want to tell you all about my Italian escapade’s grand finale, the time I spent hopping between the islands of Lampedusa and Sardinia. As you know, at the end of the summer, I spent about a…
One month land-bound Part 3: Volcanos Galore in Mount Etna and the Aeolian Islands
This is the third installment in the land-bound series, which has been recounting the time I spent off my boat at the beginning of the fall. In previous chapters, you learned about my love for world-class mountain passes as I…
One month land-bound Part 2: Road-Tripping Through Sicily and Exploring the Aegadian Islands
In the first part of this story, I recall the first week of my month-long stint on land. During that week I road-tripped from Switzerland to Germany, through Italy and Austria. I managed to see friends, meet clients, and attend…
One month land-bound Part 1: Mountain Passes Galore
This next saga is all about the month I spent land-bound and crossing borders all over Europe. This first installment recounts my time road-tripping from Switzerland to Germany through Italy and Austria. We begin after my most recent time in…