Liberia is an unexplored country that has attracted adventurers seeking to discover this little known destination. All we knew about Liberia was that the country was founded in the 19th century as a project to relocate free-born and freed slaves after the American Civil War. Liberia was the first African republic to proclaim its independence. Our…Continue reading Liberia
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Sierra Leone
All we knew about Sierra Leone was from the 2006 movie “Blood Diamond” which was set during the civil war that raged in the 1990s. From the minute we reached the border crossing into Sierra Leone, we were impressed as the country is desperately trying to shed its past and focus on its future. A…Continue reading Sierra Leone
Poland – Warsaw, Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Rzeszów & Kraków
Poland is a country that we were really excited about as we were curious to see how much it had changed since our first visit over 20 years ago. After flying into Warsaw, we spent a night before hopping on a bus to the pretty city of Lublin. Lublin was our base for a day…Continue reading Poland – Warsaw, Lublin, Kazimierz Dolny, Zamość, Rzeszów & Kraków
Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Riyadh & Al Ula
The border crossing from the United Arab Emirates into Saudi Arabia took over 3 hours and we were finally stamped in at midnight. Yippee! We were the first overland truck in history to enter the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and it felt great. From the border, our first official stop was the Bir Hima rock…Continue reading Saudi Arabia – Jeddah, Riyadh & Al Ula
Qatar – Doha
Qatar was celebrating National Day when we exited Saudi Arabia and entered Qatar. There were military parades in the morning which we missed due to the border crossing and fireworks in the evening which we were able to check out at the packed corniche area along with tens of thousands of Qataris and migrant laborers.…Continue reading Qatar – Doha