Chez Chesak
Travel writer ‘Chez’ Chesak is a 20-year veteran of the outdoor and travel industries and the Executive Director of the Outdoor Writers Association of America. While he’s lived all over the U.S. and traveled to more than 30 countries, he has the most fun when he’s exploring with his wife Sally, and two daughters. An avid outdoors person and writer, he’s happiest on a trail, on skis, or nestled into a sleeping bag. He was deployed to Iraq in 2005 with a U.S. Army line unit and you can read more about him at www.chezconnects.com.
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Articles by Chez Chesak

Visiting Panama’s Embera People
By Chez ChesakOur wooden longboat plied the Chagres River deeper and deeper into the Panamanian rain forest. Soon the boatmen, one wearing a loincloth and the other a beaded skirt, were poling us through channels so narrow that it looked like the river had disappeared. We pushed on through the jungle growth … Read more
Central and South America History Indigenous
Biking Windhoek’s Bustling Township of Katutura
By Chez ChesakMost travelers journey to Namibia to admire the unique wildlife of this Southern African nation. The capital city of Windhoek, an Afrikaans word meaning ‘windy corner,” is generally, nothing more than a layover for visitors, before embarking on adventures in Etosha National Park, the Skeleton Coast, or elsewhere within this … Read more
Africa Adventure History