Laos The sight of the hotel on Num Num Island was like rowing to an island with a movie set in place. The old three story mansion…No reflections from glass. The spaces were empty. Three days sounded like the right amount of time to while away the hours without...
China Hope is that thing with feathers that perches in the soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops? at all.? Emily Dickinson Riding a train through rice paddy fields and around karst limestone peaks led me to the people who work the land and will...
Bali In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus Unlike many cultures around the world who celebrate the New Year Holiday with fireworks, clanging pots and pans or other devices for noise making, the Bali culture has its...
Ethiopia Ethiopia is far from being the never-ending desert of Western myth. The beginnings of tourist market centers arose around historical sites like old Azum (1st to 7th centuries AD) or like Lalibela (the site of rock hewn churches considered the unofficial...
Guatemala The rainbow certainly found its color in Guatemala. Being a former weaver, I point my travel compass to countries where textiles play an important role in the culture. On an everyday basis, the people wear beautifully hand-woven clothing in brilliant, rich...
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