Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit: Hiking Across the Roof of the World
Nepal: Robert Painter fulfills a lifelong dream by trekking across ‘the roof of the world’ — the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal.
Nepal: Robert Painter fulfills a lifelong dream by trekking across ‘the roof of the world’ — the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal.
Helping HIV/AIDS victims in Thailand By Natalie Lefevre In the summer of 2006, I started a degree in international studies. I had a great time exchanging ideas with like-minded people. I was learning a lot of theories on how to change the world, but I was missing the practical side. I wanted contact with the…
Naked in Vermont: Max Hartshorne makes an October visit to the only clothing-optional inn in Southern Vermont, that also features a nude campground.
By Beth Simmons When people think of volunteering abroad, they generally think of less developed countries in Africa, Asia, and South America. But volunteers can make a big difference in Europe, too. Poland is a highly developed nation with a stable government and economy. So what can American volunteers do for the country and its…
Climbing 3,000 meter Bella Tolla in Val D’Anniviers, Switzerland with Kids By Steven Bochenek Two distressed women were hollering frantically, waving their arms in a T, the universal sign of distress. Though 500 meters away, their voices carried clearly up the cwm: “EEehh!” Were they yelling aide, the French for help? Neil and I left…
Weaving byssus into cloth in Sant’Antioco, Sardinia. Chiara Vigo weaves silk from a seashell to create priceless works of art.
A horse on the Mazza farm in Mednoye, Russia. Photos by Galina Iskakova. By Galina Iskakova It is difficult to surprise an experienced traveler. Travel agencies prepare the way for attracting and retaining customers. One struggle for the buyer is to expand the portfolio of tourist destinations and types of tourism. A good example is…
By Habeeb Salloum Standing atop a 300 m (984 ft) high hill Domain Blue Lavender Farm (Bleu Lavande), just minutes from the charming town of Magog, edging the picturesque village of Fitch Bay in the Eastern Townships in Quebec, I breathed in the lavender-filled breezes. Like myself, here, in the midst of fields of this…
Tracing Family Roots Back to the Isle of Man By Bruce Marsland My imagination played. Across the bay, a ferry was leaving port. Perhaps it was on a day like this, about 150 years ago, that my great-grandfather left his home here on the Isle of Man to set sail for Liverpool and a new…
Learning Spanish on a Cultural Tour of Lima By Alice Driver Maybe you studied Spanish in high school or college? Or perhaps you picked up some working at a restaurant or with a construction crew? Then months or years passed without you using your language skills, and you felt a sense of loss. When it…
A visit to couples only resort Desire Resort & Spa Riviera Maya in Mexico by Sex therapist and syndicated talk show host Sue McGarvie.
Gary Singh enjoys a homestay in Kampung Pachitan Malaysia, tours rubber and palm oil plantations, and celebrates Hari Raya Aidilfitri.