February 2026 Newsletter Khadija and I were thrilled to receive our NomadMania certificates, verifying we both have traveled to 150 of the 193 UN countries. It took over 40 years of personal and work travel for both of us to get this far. Surprisingly, we had the passport stamps for almost all of the countries and only needed to show alternative documentation for a few. Our goal is to experience a country and make a concerted effort to dive into the culture, history and geography. We try to...

January 2026 Newsletter We recently spent a week in Malawi, a new country for me (#158) and Khadija (#155). By road, we explored the southern region of Malawi, surrounded on three sides by Mozambique, and the central region by Lake Malawi. Malawi has several ethnic groups including the Ngoni, who originated from the Zulu nation in South Africa and migrated northwards in the 19th century, spreading across parts of Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Tanzania. As they settled, they incorporated...

November 2025 Newsletter In last month’s newsletter, I described our exciting visit to Mali and Guinea. We also spent a few days in Senegal, as we flew to West Africa to Dakar on a nonstop, roundtrip flight from NYC. We have been to Senegal several times and always enjoy the rich culture. The Dakar Railway Station was built by the French government in 1884. It has many notable architectural features including verandas, arches and colorful ceramic decorations. Only three years ago, its colors...