About Me.

Michael Gold at a stop on the cog train coming down from the Zugspitze in Germany.
Michael Gold at a stop on the cog train coming down from the Zugspitze in Germany.

I’m an avid traveler who  recently retired  from the Department of Defense/War. Additionally I am retired from the U.S. Army Reserve as a  Lieutenant Colonel.  My career has taken me from deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan to living in Stuttgart, Germany for five years. I’ve visited  50 countries around the world, some for work, some for pleasure 

Now that I am retired, I want to share  my passion for travel by writing about my adventures and  highlighting interesting, historical and fun places to visit. Given my background, I do tend to focus on  places with historical and military significance.

My focus will be on:

  • City travel and road trip exploration
  • Military monuments, sites and battlefields
  • Underground structures and bunkers
  • Food, wine, and local culture that define a region

My first couple of posts will be on Singapore and Seoul including a visit to the DMZ