Iraq
The Kuwaiti government has announced its approval for running regular flights to Basra and Baghdad. It is worth noting that flights between Iraq and Kuwait were suspended in 1990. After resuming relations, passengers were using a land road through the fly blown town of Safwan.
Saudi Arabia
Some 20 years after public screenings of films were banned; [...]

It’s hard to admit, but when I travel now I do my fair share of shopping.

My circadian rhythms are screwed. I’m a ghost walking around. Most normal folk are asleep, but for me it’s about 4pm not am. It’s fine line of waking and sleep. No amount of mouthwash will get rid of the lingering taste of the rice whisky from the night before. Earlier I popped two 12 hour [...]

Some prefer to travel alone, and for very good reasons. The adage of “Two is company, three is a crowd” is very true. Travel by committee can be quite disconcerting for the extremely independent.

Years of travel around the world and this is what it’s come to. Slogging it, roughing it, toughing it out. All the trials and tribulations, discoveries and inspirations will soon be handed to me on a silver spoon, courtesy of the organized tour. It wasn’t completely unwittingly that I’ve painted myself into this corner, no [...]

Rock Star Economics 101
Q: A Ghanaian government official, earning $350 a month, receives a $25,000 government loan payable over 3 and a half years. Explain how he pays off the loan.
A: He can’t. Click your fingers and forgive it.
Franklin Cudjoe, head of Imani: The Centre for Humane Education, a think-tank based in Ghana, is a [...]

While my first aid kit pales in comparison to Dr. Dave’s and more than likely my travel insurance coverage is woefully lacking, I have in recent years made the procurement and possession of both items a mandatory ritual before each trip.There are a couple of reasons for this.