An Unexpected Spiritual Journey to Saudi Arabia (#141) When I booked my flight to Jeddah, little did I realize that my visit would coincide with Ramadan, marking my journey to my 141st country as a profound spiritual experience. Embracing my Islamic heritage, I planned a religious trip to visit Mecca…
View Post“The weather is perfect today, so we’re heading out on a boat ride. Meet us at the harbour in 15 minutes if you want to join,” read the message from Marion, a German-Venezuelan I’d met just yesterday. She had been introduced to us by the boatman who remarked on her…
View PostAccording to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the remote Pacific island country Tuvalu holds the title of the least-visited country globally. With fewer than 200 visitors in 2023, and already 300 by July 2024, this untouched paradise is starting to catch the eye of adventurous travelers. But what makes…
View PostGetting There Swimming with humpback whales had been on my bucket list for the longest time. So, when my flight out to Fiji was canceled because of a global IT outage on July 19th 2024, I was devastated. It was painful calling Turkish Airlines and the travel agency about a…
View PostIf you look up the travel advisory of the US and the UK for Iraq, you will find the below: The US: Do Not Travel. Updated to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members. Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed…
View PostAlgeria always seemed mysterious to me. Not many people I know had been to the largest country in Africa. Just look at the size of Algeria in comparison to Europe in the picture below. Long viewed as North Africa’s most isolated and inscrutable country, visiting Algeria wasn’t the simplest task…
View PostOct 2nd 2023: 6 days ago, when someone asked what I was going to do in Nepal and Bhutan, I said out loud – I‘m looking to go on a spiritual journey. I had no idea how I‘d achieve that. I didn‘t have anything spiritual planned. Today, I hiked up…
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