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Kazakh Tales 7: Best Bus Misadventures

August 29, 2020 Douglas Fears

Funny moments on Kazakhstan bus trips! Continue reading Kazakh Tales 7: Best Bus Misadventures

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Driving Miss Marian: Across Ireland by Rental Car

August 13, 2020November 29, 2020 Douglas Fears

A Titanic tale of a cross-country jaunt through the Emerald Isle Continue reading Driving Miss Marian: Across Ireland by Rental Car

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Kazakh Tales 6: Golf in the Gulag

July 24, 2020February 21, 2021 Douglas Fears

A once-in-a-lifetime feat on the sports field! Continue reading Kazakh Tales 6: Golf in the Gulag

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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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the Zambezi River's mighty Victoria Falls thunder along the Zimbabwe-Zambia border

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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a giant passenger hovercraft speeds above the water with four huge propellers and a wraparound rubber skirt

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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Dark green electric train locomotive pulling a passenger train in the Ural Mountains of Russia

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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old Georgian-style church buildings at Sapara, Georgia

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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