You Can’t Go Home Again…Thank God
I just spent the weekend in what I consider my hometown of Columbia, Maryland, staying at the home of my best friend from high school. I was there on my… Read more…
Best destinations for a beach vacation in Southeast Asia
Are you dreaming about an unforgettable trip to Southeast Asia filled with palm-fringed islands, warm sand under your feet and crystal clear water?Are you thinking about a beach vacation in… Read more…
Sweating it out: Experiencing the Temezcal
This ritual is a rebirthing of sorts, he explains. As the others have done before me, I touch my forehead to the sparse grass at the mouth of the temezcal. “All my relations,” I intone properly, while connecting to Mother Earth, Father Sky, my ancestors, my family, my friends — in keeping with Read more…
In researching our first-ever US tour, Esoteric America, I discovered a forgotten fact: America has its own goddess. The name Columbia was originally Read more…
Drinking Tea in Tahrir: Actual Reality vs Reality TV
As I sipped and smiled, I realized there was a world of difference between the news—reality TV showing those heightened moments that make good drama, and reality—what I was now living. Read more…