“How can you go to Cuba? You’re American.” I hear this over and over again from friends. From the Cuban Americans I meet in Miami, I hear worse: “Be careful -… Read more…
A Spiritual Vacation to Bali (part 2 of 4)
Of course a spiritual vacation is not all the earnest work of devotion. We are staying at the Maya Ubud, and a more integrated balance between luxurious four star service and raw nature I cannot imagine. The whole property is a lush tropical garden, set among the rice paddies of Ubud, itself the artistic heart of Bali, as well as where Liz Gilbert stayed when she wrote the Bali part of Eat Pray Love. Read more…
NG Video: The Alexandria Library
Here's a wonderful video from National Geographic about the New Alexandria Library. Greg had the great good-fortune to be invited by Unesco to present a paper at the library's grand opening opening back in 2001. It's an amazing structure that rivals a... Read more…
Bhutan: Land of the Thunder Dragon Shows Us a New Side of Happiness
Why spend valuable time and hard-earned resources trudging through a jungle, trekking to high mountain monasteries, or sequestered in ashrams as a "vacation?" Especially when options like... Read more…
I am sitting in the stunning, airy bar of my gorgeous Balinese hotel and I am sweating… a lot. I’ve just had a ten-minute walk, the slow, meandering kind, but it… Read more…