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Dr. Jack Wheeler, dubbed the "Real Life Indiana Jones," by the Wall Street Journal, has been traveling and leading private expeditions for decades. As a professional adventurer, Jack made three "first contacts" by discovering tribes that had never been contacted by the outside world. He and his party led elephants over the Alps and retraced Hannibal's footsteps. He's a been a mountain climber since being the youngest American to climb the Matterhorn at age 14. His sky diving record was noted in the Guinness World Record as a record that cannot be broken was for the most northerly skydive at exactly 90 degrees North. In 2014 he completed a life goal of traveling to 197 countries (all 193 countries recognized by the U.N. and four that are not: Taiwan, Kosovo, North Korea, and Somaliland.) As a geopolitical consultant, he speaks and writes on how the history, geography, culture, religion, and political events are changing our world dynamically. He enjoys writing to share his experiences with his readers. His proudest accomplishment is his two sons.
Contact him at: jack@wheelerexpeditions.com.

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Smugglers’ Paradise

This article was published in the Escape Artist Weekly Newsletter on July 23, 2018. If you would like to subscribe to the newsletter, please click here. This is a story about 21st century…
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Himalayan 75

All photos by Jack Wheeler Western Cwm of Everest at 7,000m/23,000ft, Everest to left, Lhotse straight ahead. Well, this is sobering – at least for me. Two months from now,…
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Chinese Siberia

This is the Hanging Monastery in Datong, China.  Built on a cliff face on the edge of Inner Mongolia, it’s over 1,500 years old. I’ve just spent the last three…
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The Land of the Dragon’s Blood Tree

This is the Dragon’s Blood Tree, Dracaena cinnabari. It can be found in only one place on earth, a remote island called a Lost World for its uniqueness, the “most alien-looking…
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The Museum of Barbarism on the Island of Love

  Paphos, Cyprus. Let’s begin our story with Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love, who was born here. Then we’ll talk about Audrey Hepburn, Lazarus, Richard the Lionheart, Walt Disney’s Snow…
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The Fascination of China Part IV – Remotest China

I took this picture flying in a motorized hang glider over the Lop Nor Desert of Chinese Turkestan in 2008. For most people, the image that first comes to their…
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Where Orwell’s 1984 is Real – North Korea

Where Orwell’s 1984 is Real As of today (May 28), it looks like the Trump-Kim Summit will still take place in Singapore on June 12. Peace between North and South…
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The Fascination Of China

  Hani Rice Terraces – Yunnan, China People are always interested in superlatives, so I’m often asked, “What’s the most interesting, the most fascinating place you’ve ever been to?” It’s…
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The Fascination of China (Part 2) – Inner Mongolia and the Gobi Desert

The Fascination of China (Part 2) – Inner Mongolia and the Gobi Desert Last week, we talked about China’s far south – the unknown wonders of the Yunnan Province. This…
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HIDDEN CENTRAL ASIA

The Registan – Samarkand Central Asia.  The very words evoke the ultimate in the remote, the exotic, the unknown full of wonders. Here you will find the ancient cities of the…
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