Tamerlane's Thoughts

@rchen and I tried out the local Azerbaijan restaurant for lunch. Here are little fried dumplings. Lamb, rice, and raisins/other dried fruit...

First, it's made in Turkey. Second, it's way too sweet. Africa : Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea...

I bought this red pepper spread online. It's 80% red pepper and 20% eggplant but it tastes 100% like eggplant. It is bland. There are no...

It's technically not a country but there is a gray spot on the map so I'm counting it as one. This is peccary aka skunk pig that I h...

Africa : Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagasc...

We went to Atlanta for spring break and visited the Coca-Cola Museum. It's a lot of feel good propaganda. They had a room with a bunch o...

It's been a while. Obviously, the highlights are mostly kids-centered. But with the end of the pandemic, I've also done some serious...

My last full day in French Guiana. I've had an eventful week, so I'm going to take it easy and just hang around Cayenne. After I ret...

Today, I drive to Brazil! The national "highway" heading east to Brazil is very different from the road heading west to Suriname. ...

Today, I see Suriname! I wake up early and head west in my rented Peugeot. It rains on and off the entire way, about four hours. I don't...

Today, I visit a spaceport! But first, breakfast. It seems like no brick and mortar eatery in French Guiana opens before 10:30. My tour is 4...