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.
Listen to Chez’s interview on World Footprints.
Articles by Chez Chesak

Biking Windhoek’s Bustling Township of Katutura
By Chez ChesakBefore your wildlife safari or self-drive adventure, take a day or two to discover Windhoek’s history, particularly the township of Katutura, where the city’s black population was forcefully moved under Apartheid.
Africa Adventure History
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.
Central and South America History Indigenous