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    How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization

    How Soccer Explains the World: An Unlikely Theory of Globalization
    Author: Franklin Foer
    Who knew you could learn so much about globalization, economics and politics from soccer? Great read.

    Artist\'s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity

    Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
    Author: Julia Cameron
    One possible path to re-discovering the creativity you never knew you had.

    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition

    Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, New Edition
    Author: Jared Diamond
    An admirable crack at explaining why the world is the way it is by way of an anthropological macro-history. This book probably comes up the most in conversation as we travel.

    The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back

    The Cathedral Within: Transforming Your Life by Giving Something Back
    Author: Bill Shore
    Inspiring profiles of social entrepreneurs and projects we all can learn from and hopefully replicate to give back to community.

    Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

    Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation
    Author: John Carlin
    Although the storyline is built around the South African rugby team and the 1995 World Cup, this book is more about Nelson Mandela and how he was able to unite a divided country. Inspiring.

    Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown

    Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown
    Author: Paul Theroux
    The author re-visits Africa and re-assesses the place he once knew... and judges it once and for all. Well written, poignant observations of the thumbprints left by career politicians, aid workers, and everyday people.

    Outliers: The Story of Success

    Outliers: The Story of Success
    Author: Malcolm Gladwell
    A look at the internal and external factors of how extraordinary people got to be, well, extraordinary. One of those books that challenges assumptions and makes you think differently.

    Three Cups of Tea: One Man\'s Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

    Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
    Author: David Oliver Relin
    Incredible story of how a mountaineer and traveler changed his life around to build schools for poor villages in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Building trust and listening are key in making his projects sustainable.

Where We’ve Been

Legend - Where We've BeenWondering where we’ve traveled?

Click on the country to zoom in; click the document icon inside to access articles or photographs from that country. To zoom out, move the cursor over an ocean and click again.

For something less interactive, check out the exhaustive list of destinations and links under the map.

Countries, cities and regions we have visited are listed in chronological order (most recent first). To view articles or geotagged photos from that location, just click on the links. We’ve indicated In Progress in cases where we plan to write additional articles or publish additional photo essays.

CountryCities and RegionsArticlesPhotos
Argentina (January 2010)Buenos AiresIn ProgressIn Progress
Iguazu FallsIn ProgressIn Progress
Paraguay (December 2009)Paraguay River, Concepcion to VallemoIn ProgressIn Progress
Asuncion and EncarnacionIn ProgressIn Progress
Bolivia (November 2009)Uyuni Salt FlatsFinishedFinished
PotosiIn ProgressIn Progress
SucreFinishedIn Progress
TarijaFinishedFinished
Cochabamba and ChapareFinishedIn Progress
La PazIn ProgressIn Progress
Lake TiticacaIn ProgressIn Progress
Peru (October 2009)Salkantay Trek and Machu PicchuFinishedSalkantay Trek and Machu Picchu
HuancavelicaFinishedFinished
LimaFinishedFinished
Chachapoyas, Kuelap and CajamarcaFinishedFinished
Ecuador (August-Sept 2009)Galapagos IslandsFinishedFinished
Quito, Otavalo and IbarraNot FinishedFinished
Quilotoa LoopNot FinishedFinished
Cuenca, Vilcabamba and Puerto LopezNot FinishedFinished
Nicaragua (July 2009)Managua and MasayaNoneFinished
Granada, Esteli, Isla de OmetepeNoneFinished
El Hoyo VolcanoFinishedFinished
LeonFinishedFinished
El Salvador (June 2009)Perquin, Santa Ana, Alegria & SuchitotoFinishedFinished
Juayua & Ruta de las FloresFinishedFinished
Honduras (May 2009)UtilaFinishedFinished
CopanNoneFinished
GraciasFinishedFinished
La Esperanza and MarcalaNoneFinished
Guatemala (March – Apr 2009)AntiguaFinishedAntigua and Semana Santa (Holy Week)
Xela (Quetzaltenango)FinishedFinished
Totonicapan and San Francisco El AltoFinishedTotonicapan and San Francisco El Alto
Lake AtitlanFinishedFinished
Guatemala CityFinishedFinished
Rio Dulce and LivingstonFinishedFinished
Flores, Tikal and CobanNoneFinished
United States (Dec 2008-Feb 2009)Obama’s InaugurationFinishedFinished
Scranton, PAFinishedFinished
Hungary (Nov 2008)BudapestFinishedFinished
Slovakia (Nov 2008)BratislavaFinishedFinished
Estonia (Nov 2008)Tallinn, Tartu, Tapa, MarjamaaFinishedFinished
Latvia (Nov 2008)RigaFinishedFinished
Lithuania
(Aug 2008)
NorviliskesFinishedFinished
VilniusFinishedFinished
Czech Republic
(July 2008)
So. BohemiaFinishedFinished
PragueFinishedFinished
Austria
(July 2008)
PulkauFinishedFinished
ViennaFinishedFinished
China (Southern)
(June 2008)
Guizhou ProvinceFinishedFinished
Yunnan ProvinceFinishedYuanyang and Xishuangbanna
Chengdu, Sichuan ProvinceFinishedFinished
Nepal
(May 2008)
Kathmandu and the Kathmandu ValleyNot StartedNot Started
Annapurna Circuit and PokharaFinishedIn Progress
India
(Mar-Apr 2008)
SikkimNot StartedNot Started
Siliguri/DarjeelingNot StartedNot Started
Kolkata (Calcutta)Not StartedNot Started
VaranasiIn ProgressNot Started
ChandigarhIn ProgressIn Progress
Rajasthan: Udaipur and BikanerNot StartedNot Started
MumbaiIn ProgressNot Started
Tamil NaduIn ProgressNot Started
KeralaIn ProgressIn Progress
Singapore
(Mar 2008)
FinishedFinished
Malaysia
(Feb 2008)
MelakaFinishedFinished
Kuala LumpurFinishedFinished
PenangFinishdFinished
Thailand
(Feb 2008)
KrabiFinishedFinished
BangkokFinishedFinished
Burma (Myanmar) (Jan 2008)Rangoon (Yangon)FinishedFinished
Inle LakeFinishedFinished
KalawNoneFinished
MandalayFinishedFinished
BaganFinishedFinished
Bago and ToungooNoneFinished
China
(Nov-Dec 2007)
ShanghaiFinishedFinished
QingdaoFinishedFinished
BeijingFinishedFinished
PingyaoFinishedFinished
Xi’anFinishedFinished
XiaheFinishedFinished
Xinjiang: Kashgar and UrumqiFinishedXinjiang Food, Kashgar and Urumqi, Kashgar’s Animal Market
Tajikistan
(Oct 2007)
DushanbeFinished
Pamir MountainsFinishedMurghab to Langar, Wakhan Valley, Ishkashim to Khorog
Kyrgyzstan
(Sept-Oct 2007)
Osh (and area to Tajik Border)Osh to Tajik Border, Mixing it Up in Osh
Kochkor and Song Kul LakeFinishedFinished
Karakol, Altyn Arashan and Lake Issyk-KulFinishedLake Issyk-Kul, Altyn Arashan, Karakol
BishkekFinishedBishkek, Museum
Kazakhstan
(Aug 2008)
Almaty and Tian Shan MountainsFinishedMarkets and Weddings, Almaty Parks and Sites, Tian Shan Mountains
ShymkentFinished
Uzbekistan
(Aug 2007)
TashkentFinishedFinished
Uzbek Silk Road Cities: Khiva, Bukhara, SamarkandFinishedFinished
Nukus and MizdakhanFinishedFinished
Turkmenistan
(July 2007)
Karakum Desert and DarvazaFinishedFinished
Mary, Merv, Gonur Depe, Konye-UrgenchFinishedFinished
AshgabatFinishedFinished
Caspian Sea and TurkmenbashiFinishedFinished
Azerbaijan
(July 2007)
LahicFinishedFinished
ShakiFinishedFinished
BakuFinishedFinished
Armenia
(July 2007)
YerevanFinishedFinished
TatevFinishedFinished
Khor Virap, Echmiadzin, Garni, Gerghard, Lake Sevan, HaghartsinFinishedFinished
Georgia
(May-June 2007)
SvanetiFinishedFinished
Bakuriani, Borjomi, VardziaFinishedFinished
KakhetiFinishedFinished
TbilisiFinishedFinished
Thailand
(Mar/Apr 2007)
Southern ThailandFinishedFinished
Cambodia
(Feb 2007)
BattambangFinishedBattambang, Food and Markets, Boat trip to Battambang
Siem Reap/Angkor WatFinishedSiem Reap, Angkor Wat
Phnom PenhFinishedFinished
Vietnam
(Feb 2007)
Mekong DeltaFinishedCai Rang Floating Market, Mekong Delta: Saigon to Phnom Penh
SaigonFinishedFinished
Hoi AnFinishedFinished
Laos
(Jan 2007)
Vientiane and Vang ViengFinishedFinished
Nong KhiawFinishedFinished
Luang PrabangFinishedLuang Prabang, Trekking Luang Prabang
Vietnam
(Jan 2007)
Sapa and Bac HaFinishedSapa, Bac Ha
Halong BayFinishedHalong Bay
HanoiFinishedHanoi
Thailand
(Dec 2006)
Koh Pha NganFinishedFinished
BangkokFinishedFinished

For our previous travels (to mainly European destinations), see Previous Travels Around Europe.

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