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…
Sea Turtle Rescue at the Casa Magna
His window is very narrow, just three hours, so the first thing he does is sweep the beach looking for signs of the wavy flat tracks the turtle flippers make as they move away from the surf and towards their urgent business. Once the turtles dig their pits and lay, which can take an hour or more, they sweep sand across the hole until their eggs are buried in a foot of fine blond sand, then lumber back towards to ocean to hope their progeny survives. The biologist, clock ticking, is just Read more…
The most beautiful destinations for your green hiking vacation
Hiking! Leave your everyday thoughts in everyday life, simply walk, enjoy the large and small miracles of nature while breathing fresh mountain air. We think that there is not much… Read more…
Visiting the Sakkhara Pyramid & Lake Moeris
Following is an excerpt from my travel memoir, "Travels Through Egypt," which I am currently working on. Comments are welcome... Our first day in Egypt, we all got on a… Read more…
Tiger’s Nest, Bhutan: Happiness at the Roof of the World
Step on to the path climbing 3000 vertical feet to Taktsang Palphug (known commonly as “Tiger’s Nest”) and you will begin a trek that the people of Bhutan have been making for over 300 years. The way isn’t easy, but it’s also not hard, and, thankfully, the path is clearly marked. Read more…