For the last eleven years in Egypt, independent travel to places like Abydos or Denderah was forbidden by the government. Numerous cities could only be visited by tourists who traveled together in armed convoys. Happily this decade-long restriction ... Read more…
Visiting the Sakkhara Pyramid & Lake Moeris
Following is an excerpt from my travel memoir, "Travels Through Egypt," which I am currently working on. Comments are welcome... Our first day in Egypt, we all got on a… 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…
This is the first in a series of short, timely videos called Spiritual Lessons From Life's Travels. This one's a little lesson from one of our tour guests about what it… Read more…
Tiger’s Nest, Bhutan: Happiness at the Roof of the World
Step on to the path climbing 3000 vertical feet to Taktsang Palphug (known commonly as “Tiger’s Nest”) and you will begin a trek that the people of Bhutan have been making for over 300 years. The way isn’t easy, but it’s also not hard, and, thankfully, the path is clearly marked. Read more…