Ex-pat Living: Is It for You?
Ex-pat living can be different than people think, and the author is an Italian who has lived in Israel, tips on how to enjoy your ex-pat experience.
Reflections
Scotland: Four Unique Places to Get Cozy
Scotland during the fall and winter is a pleasure if you find cozy places to stay like 1930s Romany caravans, geodomes and roulottes in the country.
The Bus: Why Americans Still Board the Greyhounds
Greyhound travel: With cheap airlines going everywhere, why do so many Americans still rely on the intercity bus for long distance trips? Who rides the bus?
Sapa, Vietnam: It’s Not About Needing, It’s About Giving
A visit to a remote village called Sapa northwest of Hanoi gives a chance to visit with local craftspeople and shop for crafts and clothing, needed or not.
Cyprus: The Wall of Shame
Cyprus is a beautiful island in the Mediterranean sea, near Syria, but it has been a divided nation of two with a wall in between, since 1974. Musing on why this is still true.
Grenada: A People to Learn From
Grenada, a Caribbean island a few hundred miles off the coast of Venezuela is a country with rich history, cuisine, landscape, and people worth exploring.
India: Experiencing Peace and Chaos
Starting in the city of New Delhi, where stress and noise are everywhere. Then to the countryside to Chambal Safari Lodge where animals and peace prevail.
Travel As Education: A Mom’s Year on the Road with Daughters
A single mother departs her life in Europe to travel with her daughters, education by learning, learning by traveling, and why for some it’s better than school.
See the World As a Woman: Lead, Don’t Follow!
Do you have the courage to travel alone as a woman? Melanie Eng asks this question of many women, and wrote a book, Gutsy Lady Travel, all about it.
Korea: Seeking the Truth in Jirisan National Park
A walk in Jirisan National Park in the wilds of South Korea finds an interesting former city man called Il Won, who plays guitar and teaches wisdom.
Traveling Blind: Tony Giles Visits West Africa
A day in life During Africa travels Without Seeing a Thing, but Feeling a Lot By Tony Giles This trip began…
Sicily at Sixty
Here’s how to feel 20 years younger when you turn a year older, even at 60: Go to a beautiful place like Sicily with a beautiful woman.