Where to Stay in Key West & Where Not To
At the last possible second, they open again, to reveal a sloppily dressed waiter with a full cart of empty water jugs, someone’s leftover lunch plates and—there’s another damn empty water cooler. I know there will barely be room on the elevator for that cart and me, but I have also had enough. “No!” I yell... Read more…
He was a young fellow, Scots as I suspected, and he was kind and polite and told us in no uncertain terms that if we attempted to breach the fence he would have to shoot us. “Just in... Read more…
Forget destinations, here are the best travel experiences: TripAdvisor – National
If you’re looking for something to do on your next vacation, follow the rest of the world and join a cooking class.Or book a bike tour, or both.A recent report… Read more…
Further Thoughts on The End of the World
I hadn’t thought the world would end, not really, but the recent school massacre in Newtown back home made me wonder if it might have gone mad. Now I suddenly felt so lucky to be alive, so happy to be in this crazy, wonderful city where I had drunk tea in Tahrir Square not two weeks earlier, so glad to be graced with this intrepid band of fearless travelers who saw what the news said and came to Egypt anyway. Read more…
Spiritual Travel – keeping your life in perspective
There are two kinds of perspective switches when you experience spiritual travel, especially when you take a spiritual tour:
1) The 60,000 foot view kicks in
2) Your view once you return home can be radically altered.
Let's look at each of these in more detail... Read more…