The Great Wall of my heart comes down…
How do you answer when someone asks why you fell in love with a person? Often the answer sounds something like: “I just know.” This was China’s surprise for me. Read more…
9 destinations from around the world that are amazing for solo travel
Solo travel can prove to be an empowering and invigorating experience, full of self-revelatory moments and deep connections. Travelling alone, you learn how to get out of your comfort zone, do things… Read more…
According to the cardiologists I spoke with, the first warning sign that something is wrong is a heart attack. Sometimes they’re fatal, and these days, if you live through it,… Read more…
2012 is the year to go to Egypt. Go to Egypt NOW!
My subject line is a little adamant, I know. Perhaps a little militant, which is ironic since it's mostly the Egyptian military causing so much of the unrest in Egypt… 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…