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…
A DC tour must-see: The George Washington Masonic Memorial
A visit to the George Washington Masonic Memorial is an unexpected glimpse into both the private life and the deep spiritual... 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…
Travel Company Derails Couple’s Vacation Refund
A medical emergency sidelined a suburban couple's trip abroad. Then, the travel company derails their refund. That's when they asked NBC 5 Responds to take on their case. Here's Lisa… Read more…
The center of Madrid's little-known wine country is just southeast and southwest of Spain’s capital. Wines of Madrid are considered quite young, dating only to 1990, even though Madrid’s wine history… Read more…