Egyptian Spirit Guides – Mohamed Nazmy & Emil Shaker
This is the 2nd excerpt from my work-in-progress memoir, Travels Through Egypt. This is the last part of chapter 3. If you have a suggestion for the name, let me… Read more…
The Exhilarating, Terrifying Experience of Doing Something NEW
I’m a fairly adventuresome person, but I don’t have that thrill gene—you know, the one that makes you want to sky dive and bungee jump and have sex in public places. But I’m also a woman in my forties, which makes me, if not more staid, at least more experienced with having done, well, a LOT. So while I might visit someplace new (and since I’m in the travel business, I do so regularly) my activities are usually ones I have experienced before, just in other spaces in the world.
So it was with great excitement that, on my tenth trip to Bali, I finally... Read more…
The Perfect Work Week: Visit Africa on an Eco-Safari
We were in South Africa on other business when we were offered a luxury cabin for several days at Thula Thula, the exclusive private game preserve created by world-renowned conservationist Lawrence Anthony and his wife Francoise, which offers a wonderful wild safari vacation. Read more…
Family travel: Five ways to stretch the vacation budget
When time and money are in short supply, it’s your cue to think outside the box.Read More
Spiritual Foodie: Touring Madrid On My Stomach
It calls to you from every coffee shop, from every cervecería, from every restaurant—and there are hundreds. Most of them feature... Read more…