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April 29, 2018April 29, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

Georgia

Georgia On My Mind I had just 22 hours in Tbilisi, and a quick stop like this can either go very wrong or very right. Thankfully, my stop in Georgia was all things right. How can you not love a city that loves you back? The city’s “Tbilisi Loves You” slogan was everywhere, and if…

April 23, 2018June 2, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

Turkey

I love free (long) layovers, especially connections in countries I’ve never visited: it’s like a free trip, where I can leave the airport, grab a meal, soak in some of the local life, and then hop back on my plane. When you’re trying to visit all 193 countries in the world–soon–layovers like this save you…

April 15, 2018June 15, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

San Diego Radio DJ Chooses Iraq for Vacation

R Dub! is the afternoon host on San Diego’s Magic 92.5 radio station. And he’s on a mission to see every country on the planet… The Beginnings of a Passion (or Addiction?) I really wish I could remember the exact moment that I decided my goal in life would be to visit all 193 countries….

March 24, 2018March 25, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

BEST ICED TEA (BOTTLED)

I was not expecting this. It was a 100+ degree day in Jakarta, Indonesia, and I was on the verge of heat stroke. I gave a street vendor my money and reached into her ice box and pulled out an iced-tea. I needed liquid. Little did I know, this was no normal iced tea. I…

March 10, 2018March 20, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

Fiji

Non-stop to Fiji Fiji was part of a three-nation, Thanksgiving vacation for me, and was the flight hub for me to see both Tonga and Tuvalu as well: a total of three new countries and I was so ready to clock-in on island time as 2017 wrapped up. I knew I was going to enjoy the…

February 28, 2018June 3, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

Best Pizza

“Randy, are you puttin’ me on??? You’re telling me that the world’s best pizza is in Arizona???” Why, yes. Yes I am. I’ve eaten pizza in Chicago, New York, even Italy…and yes–for my tastebuds–the best pizza lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Pizza opinions are certainly subjective, but what I love the best about Spinato’s pie, is…

February 25, 2018January 3, 2019 By Ramblin' Randy

Travelers’ Century Club List

Here is the Travelers’ Century Club’s list of countries, which included many more than the standard UN 193. The territories in BOLD are the ones I have visited. I am a member of the TCC. Membership is limited to those travelers who have visited one hundred or more territories of the world. It was first…

January 6, 2018June 2, 2018 By Ramblin' Randy

Tonga

I remember, as a seven-year-old boy, being thoroughly disappointed visiting my first “island.” Not that my loving parents didn’t have the best of intentions—but as a child, when you’re told you’re going to an “island,” you envision the actual “island” geography and landscape you’ve seen growing up: those crazy-desolate tropical and tiny islands from shows…