Seven Million Steps for Peace, Hiking all the way to the Middle East By Brandon Wilson Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace is a non-fiction travelogue written by Brandon Wilson, published in 2008 by Pilgrim’s Tales. It is the true story about Wilson, an American, and “Émile”, a 68-year-old Frenchman, who set…
Kashgar’s Famous Sunday Market for a ‘Priceless Carpet’ By Valerie Sartor Last month cabin fever overwhelmed me. I desperately needed a break: from my polite but wily students, from my unsatisfactory yet demanding lover, and from my overpopulated and mundane Chinese city. But going abroad took too much time, money, and planning. Suddenly, in a…
Discover captivating stories of female travelers defying boundaries, as Cyndy Phillips shares her adventures worldwide. Get inspired and plan your own solo journey.
By Stephen Hartshorne One of the best ways to get to know someone is to take a trip with them. Many North Americans take trips to exotic destinations and wind up becoming better acquainted with the other North Americans on the trip. Certainly there’s nothing wrong with that; friendship is a good thing; but a…
A journey to the base of Mt. Everest, explaining some of the dangers, including ice falls and altitude sickness, lukla to everest base camp.
By Jade Frank Close your eyes and try to imagine life at Earth’s magnetic center. Are you picturing volcanoes, tidal waves, earthquakes and molten lava? Try an oasis of wandering goats, fermented grapes, new age gurus and telescopes. Believe it or not, the spot on earth that’s supposedly most energetically charged is an arid valley…
Tips on getting a Tourist visa for places like Australia, Russia, China, Vietnam, India, Tunisia, Morocco and other countries who require it.
Story and photos by David Rich The Spiti Valley and its neighboring valleys are among the most remote in the world, lying on the border with Tibet in a seldom-traveled corner in the far north of India, smack-dab in the middle of the mystic Himalayas. The valleys are accessible a few months of the year…
Hangin’ with the Hill Tribes in Northern Thailand By Terry Braverman “Hello……hello….” The only English word most hill tribe people speak, it’s the initial greeting upon entering their villages, usually said to draw attention to the handcrafts for sale. The “I-sell-you-buy” association can be transcended in two ways. If you’re fluent in the universal languages…
Dallas: The Big D Offers Museums Galore and Even Places to, um, Walk! By Sony Stark Visiting Dallas Texas is like taking a crash course in cultural anthropology. No longer do you need to travel to Beijing to see great works of Chinese art or Venice, Italy, to ride a gondola or Napa Valley for…
Karmi farm in India’s Himalayas–an ecotourist paradise near Darjeeling, India, for relaxation in the mountains with nothing you have to do.
Ten tips on traveling in countries that are — or once were — members of the Communist Bloc.
