Unlike the recent hybrids, the gas drives the electric motor, but the only way to recharge the battery is to plug it back in; the engine doesn't do the recharging for you. This seems like a drawback in theory, but during the four days... Read more…
Monday newsletters always feature top 10 travel lists to inspire. Today (February 5, 2018): top 10 best things to see & do in Tanzania. Tanzania is on ... 05-02-2018 18:03 It?s funny how you… Read more…
Holidays for me are far more about getting out and exploring than they are about kicking back and relaxing. Over the years, my style of travel has become increasingly about… Read more…
After lunch, I wanted to smoke a hookah. Mohamed, our other guide, laughed. “You mean a shisha, my sister. What kind of flavor do you want?” Shisha (called a hookah in places like Turkey),… Read more…
From the time of the Middle Ages, people in Southern France have honored Les Saintes Maries—"The Saint Maries"—with Sara's Procession to the Sea. Candles in hand, the crowds of worshippers take part… Read more…
Ketut Liyer - visiting with a BalianDid you read "Eat Pray Love"? Do you want to meet with a famous Balinese Shaman? Ketut Liyer, thanks to the best-selling book, "Eat Pray Love", has found himself catapulted to fame and at least some small fortune as the most important Balian on an island of very spiritual people. And earlier this year, Spirit Quest Tours was in Bali for two weeks with a group of 35 American tourists, many of whom had read the book and were hoping to meet Ketut. Luckily, our Balinese guide knew him, and where he lived, and I was able to send him over to Ubud to set up an afternoon for our group to see him.
Egypt Travel Tips - 5 things you should know before you goMost of the guests who come on our trips have never been to Egypt before - hey, some of them have never left their country before! We want to make everyone comfortable and at ease, but we do always get the same questions in advance of a trip and after ten years, I thought this should be the first thing I address in my brand new blog!