About a month ago, I celebrated my birthday with a casual gathering of friends—no flights, no passport stamps. There was a joke amongst my friends about how unusual it was that I wasn’t spending it at a random destination. In their defense, over the years, my birthdays have doubled as travel excuses with trips ranging…
2024
I Visited 7 West African Coastlines. Here Are My Rankings.
After spending years traveling across South America, Europe, and Asia during college and grad school, I made a conscious effort to explore more of my home region—West Africa. The region is blessed with stunning Atlantic coastlines, offering some of the most breathtaking sunsets I’ve ever witnessed. Over the past year, I visited seven West African…
24 Countries I Visited in 2024: Year Recap (Part 2)
While the first half of my 2024 travels started in Africa, the second half was where Africa truly shone. This leg of my journey included some of the most breathtaking landscapes, immersive cultural experiences, and, of course, my unforgettable birthday trip. Traveling across Southern and West Africa, as well as making stops in North America…
24 Countries I Visited in 2024: Year Recap (Part 1)
This post is coming a little late—it’s already late January—but since this entire blog is retrospective, nothing is ever truly “too late.” 2024 was another incredible year of travel. What set it apart from previous years was that I took relatively fewer solo trips. I visited 24 countries in total, 20 of them new, and…
