U.S. Rep. David Price is not an easy traveler.

The Chapel Hill Democrat is going on an 11-day trip during the upcoming recess along with other members of the House Democracy Assistance Commission. (U.S. Rep. Brad Miller is joining him.)

The Washington Post's Al Kamen, who likes to critique lawmakers' junkets, called the trip to such political hotspots as Liberia, Kenya and Congo "no fun."

"In addition to meetings with heads of state, there are endless conferences and meetings about budgeting, legislative research and other exciting topics," he writes, tongue in cheek.

Price, a former professor who is something of a troubled democracy buff, has also taken trips to Lebanon, Afghanistan, East Timor, Haiti and Colombia — hardly the kinds of places you see on a poster in a travel agent's office. 

On the other hand, Mongolia's been pretty quiet since Gengis Khan died. 

U.S. Rep. David Price is also going on a trip during the August recess.

The Chapel Hill Democrat left this afternoon for a trip to Colombia in his ongoing efforts to spread democracy, Barb Barrett reports.

Price is leading a delegation of six other congressional members to Bogota and Medellin. He is the chairman of the House Democracy Assistance Commission, a group of lawmakers who form partnerships with emerging democracies around the world.

In Colombia, the group will meet with President Alvaro Uribe and members of the nation's Congress. As in other trips, the group will lead sessions on drafting bills, oversight of the executive branch and developing research.

More after the jump.

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