A few months ago, I was lucky enough to attend The Gerewol Festival in Chad. Here are the pics. Preparation Part beauty pageant and part courtship, The Gerewol Festival brings together the various clans of the nomadic Wodaabe people to celebrate the end of the rainy season in the Sahel region of Chad. The Wodaabe … More The Gerewol Festival, Chad
Fête des Vignerons. The words “Switzerland” and “party” are rarely never associated together. So when I heard about a Swiss wine festival that happens once every 20 years, I had to check it out. Vevey is a small, mildly picturesque village, quietly nestled on the shores of Lake Geneva, overlooking the edge of the Alps. … More Fête des Vignerons
Nollywood Film Studios, Nigeria.This was quite a surprising find. I read about Tinapa Studios when researching the possibility of visiting a Nollywood Film Studio in Nigeria. After India, Nigeria has the second most productive film industry in the world, producing an estimated 50 movies per week. I was hoping to get a glimpse at some … More Nigeria – An Abandoned Nollywood Film Studio
Visiting Jonestown, The People’s Temple. Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. These words by Spanish philosopher George Santayana were written above the throne of Jim Jones, cult leader of The People’s Temple in Jonestown, located deep in the jungles of Guyana. On November 18th, 1978, 909 followers killed themselves … More Visiting Jonestown, The People’s Temple
recently, i was lucky enough to snag a last minute trip to cameroon and the central african republic with lupine travel. here are some of my pics. the trip started in yaoundé in south-eastern cameroon before heading off on a truly epic 3 day journey across some of the dustiest roads we’ve ever seen. i’m … More Central African Republic / Cameroon
i’ve been hearing a lot about the chernobyl exclusion zone from the chernobyl series recently and someone who worked on it asked me for some pics. it was nice to dig them up and take a look since i completely forgot to post them anywhere. the pics were all taken on my phone. i did … More Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
on a visit to cuba, i heard about an abandoned nuclear power plant left over from the cold war era. i decided to check it out. construction of the juragua nuclear power plant started in 1983 and would have supplied energy to 15% of the island. in 1992, a few years before completion, construction was … More Abandoned Nuclear Power Plant, Cuba
mongolia travel blog. this is my first blog post ever. be nice. please. i’m lazy and had these kicking around, so i might as well get around to posting them. some of this is so old, but i figured some content is better than no content at all. we arrived in mongolia via … More Mongolia Travel Blog