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My Sixth Passport: Reflective Perspectives Across Five Decades of Travel

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Crossing Borders 11: Balkan Boundaries

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Kazakh Tales 7: Best Bus Misadventures

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My Favorite 5 – Islands

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Driving Miss Marian: Across Ireland by Rental Car

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Kazakh Tales 6: Golf in the Gulag

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Kazakh Tales 1: Surrounded in a Stampede

March 23, 2019July 3, 2020 Douglas Fears

A cloud of dust and a thundering herd was coming straight at me—what would you do? Continue reading Kazakh Tales 1: Surrounded in a Stampede

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Kazakh Tales 3: Best Language Blunders!

October 20, 2018June 19, 2020 Douglas Fears

My funniest language mistakes learning Russian! Continue reading Kazakh Tales 3: Best Language Blunders!

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Crossing Borders Tribute: A Gremlin Onboard!

March 1, 2020July 18, 2020 Douglas Fears

A critter is loose on an overnight flight! Continue reading Crossing Borders Tribute: A Gremlin Onboard!

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My Favorite 5 – Ways to Beat Jet Lag

February 8, 2020July 4, 2020 Douglas Fears

Tried and true tips from five decades of traveling Continue reading My Favorite 5 – Ways to Beat Jet Lag

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Crossing Borders 10: First Trip to Africa!

January 21, 2020November 29, 2020 Douglas Fears

The final part in a series of comical border crossing stories! Continue reading Crossing Borders 10: First Trip to Africa!

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Crossing Borders 9: Home from the Holidays

December 29, 2019March 1, 2020 Douglas Fears

A humorous holiday travel tale about a bygone commuter airline Continue reading Crossing Borders 9: Home from the Holidays

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Crossing Borders 8: Held Up at Knifepoint

December 24, 2019June 24, 2020 Douglas Fears

8th in a series of border crossing misadventures Continue reading Crossing Borders 8: Held Up at Knifepoint

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Crossing Borders 7: The Hovercraft

November 27, 2019November 29, 2020 Douglas Fears

Humorous reflections on the 25th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel Continue reading Crossing Borders 7: The Hovercraft

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Kazakh Tales 5: Stowaway on a Train

November 15, 2019July 18, 2020 Douglas Fears

Caught riding with no ticket – oh no! Continue reading Kazakh Tales 5: Stowaway on a Train

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Crossing Borders 6: What’s Your Nationality?

October 22, 2019March 30, 2020 Douglas Fears

6th in series of border crossing adventures Continue reading Crossing Borders 6: What’s Your Nationality?

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Crossing Borders 5: Moneychanging in Sakartvelo

October 4, 2019September 7, 2020 Douglas Fears

5th in a continuing series of border crossing adventures Continue reading Crossing Borders 5: Moneychanging in Sakartvelo

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Crossing Borders 4: Driving Back in the USSR

September 17, 2019December 8, 2020 Douglas Fears

Surprises await when crossing from Turkey to Georgia by car Continue reading Crossing Borders 4: Driving Back in the USSR

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