A.C. Frieden is passionate about his globe-trotting literary research. Today, you’ll often find him in a far-flung hotspot researching his future novels, like his recent travels to North Korea, Russia, Cuba, China, Qatar, and India. He's experienced the chaos of a Central American coup, piloted small planes over the Andes, explored remote underwater sites in the Indian Ocean, surveyed the damaged Chernobyl nuclear power plant, followed the Che Guevara trail in Bolivia, explored Soviet and U.S. ICBM bases, roamed North Korea's capital, and much more across nearly 80 countries. Here are some recent articles about his research:

Russia, Finland, and North Korea –Click here

Poland, Russia, Qatar, and India –Click here

Paraguay, Serbia, Nicaragua, China, and Vietnam –Click here

Turkey –Click here

Link to Frieden's travel blog: