The Difference Between Travel and a Journey

After visiting nearly 200 countries, Carolina entrepreneur-in-residence Jim Kitchen shares with students what he learned about the world and himself. Scott Jared, The Well Jim Kitchen’s travels took him to 193 countries, but his journey took him much farther. “The...

North Korea

In 2019, I traveled hundreds of miles along the very porous border between China and North Korean to see what life is like for most North Koreans. Here is the reality of rural living conditions for most in North Korea: North Koreans work the fields and live on...
Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

6 summers of volunteering at Outreach 360 in Monte Cristi, near the Haitian border Outreach360 has been working in Latin America since 1994, and our family began volunteering in 2013 through 2018 in the Dominican Republic.  Outreach is such a wonderful program that...
Cuba

Cuba

In 2017, went to Cuba with my son Kenan! We had such a blast traveling to this quirky and cool destination. Here was our itinerary with Cuba Adventures Travel: Day One: Took a private walking tour of Old Havana with our guide. Checked out the art, architecture,...

Hungary

Went to Hungary with my father in 1997, as part of a 12 day GATE 1 tour through Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary, and also visited this lovely city in 2009 with my MBA classmates from the University of Tennessee. Dad and me in 1997 from high up on...

Kosovo

Beautiful mountain vistas in Kosovo Downtown Prizren in Kosovo In 2015, we drove through much of Kosovo and overnighted in Prizren, a quaint and attractive historic city located on the banks of the Bistrica river, and on the slopes of the Šar Mountains in the southern...

Papua New Guinea

Amazing Diving at Tufi Resort – Spectacular Corals & Fish (& Giant Clams) It’s been a goal to explore Papua New Guinea, which is why it was one of the last countries I visited, in 2019. However, things did not go as planned to visit here on an extended...

Lesotho

With sheep herder at Maletsunyane Falls in Lesotho (’18) Jim’s Perspectives: What’s interesting about Lesotho (pronounced Le – Soo – Thoo)? Well, first, it’s completely surrounded by South Africa, and couldn’t be more...

Swaziland

Making dinner in Swaziland … or Eswatini! (2018) Jim’s Perspectives: After spending the night in the Marriott Fire & Ice, which is adjacent to a lovely outdoor mall and shopping area, far from the chaos and danger of downtown Johannesburg, I journeyed...
Cameroon

Cameroon

With a pygmy tribe in Cameroon Cameroon has the largest frog species in the world! Jim’s Perspectives: Wow. A photographer’s paradise. One could spend weeks here traveling through the remote villages of Cameroon and leave with a treasure trove of digital...