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old Georgian-style church buildings at Sapara, Georgia

Crossing Borders 5: Moneychanging in Sakartvelo

October 4, 2019July 9, 2022 Douglas Fears

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

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old stone bridges form a double arch in northeast Turkey

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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Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa

May 9, 2019October 6, 2020 Douglas Fears

A humorous story from May 2019 Continue reading Nibbled and Tickled at a Fish Spa

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Herd of wild horses with mountain backdrop

Kazakh Tales 1: Surrounded in a Stampede

March 23, 2019May 14, 2021 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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large arched cave entrance with light green sea and gentle waves in foreground

Lost in an Underwater Cave

February 19, 2019March 14, 2020 Douglas Fears

A scuba diver’s ultimate nightmare, but with a happy ending! Continue reading Lost in an Underwater Cave

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Sun setting from cruise ship balcony with ship's wake

Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes

January 13, 2019June 24, 2020 Douglas Fears

A train and ship journey from South Carolina to Hungary Continue reading Crossing Borders 3: Seven Time Zones, No Airplanes

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Moscow's Red Square seen from inside church arches with big red and white buildings in background

Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love

January 7, 2019June 24, 2020 Douglas Fears

Second in a series of strange-but-true border crossing adventures Continue reading Crossing Borders 2: From Russia with Love

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a train station platform in Russia with two waiting passenger trains and clock in foreground

Kazakh Tales 4: The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train

December 27, 2018August 21, 2020 Douglas Fears

A true story that usually only happens in the movies Continue reading Kazakh Tales 4: The Day I Jumped Off a Moving Train

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Train sign in Cyrillic letters on side of blue passenger car

Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl

December 19, 2018October 2, 2020 Douglas Fears

First in a series of border crossing adventure tales Continue reading Crossing Borders 1: Trainbound in Petropavl

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Leopard seal perched on small iceberg with research ship in background

Over the Glacier and Through the Mud: The Antarctica Marathon

December 2, 2018August 10, 2021 Douglas Fears

My first-ever marathon race! Continue reading Over the Glacier and Through the Mud: The Antarctica Marathon

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