Douglas flies across the Mediterranean and gets reprimanded by an Alitalia pilot.

Douglas and colleagues have an eerie time examining a bombed-out Baghdad shelter.

Former Yugoslavia: War is dangerous and messy where you can be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Wars kill in many ways.

Douglas reconnects with Mother Theresa in Iraq and goes on a misadventure-laden beer run in Rwanda.

Douglas reminisces about attending colorful Zoology lectures in college.

Douglas takes a food-filled flight to remember.

Douglas conjures vivid Emersonian vignettes from his time in Mongolia.

Douglas recalls a stimulating stint supervising a cargo ship in Eritrea.

Douglas adventures to the desert battlegrounds of Al-Faw, Iraq.

Douglas gets an unexpected diving lesson from a nautical legend's relative.

Douglas recounts the time he took an action-packed helicopter trip in scenic post-Soviet Armenia.

Rwandan goodbyes, sleepy pilots, gorgeous aerial views, and coming closer than comfort to the peak of Africa's highest summit. Douglas lives to tell the tale.

Douglas makes friends while trying to cool off from the blistering heat of the Baghdad desert.