Silicon Valley News – Reports of Protests in Egypt Thin Crowds, Despite Calm
U.S. news reports have been filled over the last few weeks with footage of angry protests in Egypt, but Halle Eavelyn and a group of intrepid travelers led by Spirit… Read more…
Spirit Quest Travel to the Land of the Thunder Dragon – Part 2
Quest travel might mean you are hurrying to get to the monastery, but the Thunder Dragon will not be tamed that way. Try a smile. The Bhutanese smile is infectious, and when returned, it grows ten-fold! 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…
Unlike the recent hybrids, the gas drives the electric motor, but the only way to recharge the battery is to plug it back in; the engine doesn't do the recharging for you. This seems like a drawback in theory, but during the four days... Read more…
Ketut Liyer – visiting with a Balian
Did you read "Eat Pray Love"? Do you want to meet with a famous Balinese Shaman? Ketut Liyer, thanks to the best-selling book, "Eat Pray Love", has found himself catapulted to fame and at least some small fortune as the most important Balian on an island of very spiritual people. And earlier this year, Spirit Quest Tours was in Bali for two weeks with a group of 35 American tourists, many of whom had read the book and were hoping to meet Ketut. Luckily, our Balinese guide knew him, and where he lived, and I was able to send him over to Ubud to set up an afternoon for our group to see him. Read more…