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Photo by Andres Putting As I was packing for my recent trip to Europe, I felt something I’d never felt before — fear. The news earlier this year had been absolutely bleak. Following the heartbreaking terrorist attacks in Paris, a second wave of attacks had hit Belgium, including a bomb at a Brussels’ metro station.…
We travel to relax, explore, and experience the beauty of the world. Except the world isn’t always beautiful and traveling isn’t always “relaxing,” to say the least. What would it take for you to stop traveling? A mugging, kidnapping, or say, bombs? I’ve traveled extensively for the last eight years, sometimes with friends and sometimes…
Going on a safari in Tanzania was an experience unlike any other. I traveled to the African country in December for my honeymoon and was immediately struck by the scenery when I first awoke in Arusha. From that moment forward, the trip just got more and more fascinating as we ventured to Lake Manyara, the…
Black Scorpion, Photo by Kenneth Moore via Flickr
Narita comes alive for the Gion Festival; Photo courtesy of sodai gomi. For most of us, there’s not much to love about flying to East or Southeast Asia. With the seemingly endless Pacific Ocean standing in the way — not to mention that brutally disorienting International Date Line — this longest-of-long-haul flights can be a…
I’m sitting second in line in a row of camels, singing Bob Marley’s “Buffalo Soldier” at the top of my lungs with women from China and the US, who live in London, Germany and Madrid, and two Moroccan guides. It’s not exactly what I had in mind when I first pictured my grand Saharan adventure…
Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven Japan’s adoration of the delicate sakura tree spans centuries — frequently popping up in artwork and poems, and as a feature in several of the country’s long-standing rituals and traditions. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. After all, the cherry blossom is Nippon’s national flower, and during spring, its brief…
It had been a while. I mean it had been too long, really. Ten years ago, after taking my first international solo trip abroad to Spain, I swore I’d return to that country — soon, I said. But then came jobs and partners and dogs and all of that — life just kept on happening.…
Adventure and Ernest Hemingway go hand-in-hand. The legendary author made a name for himself writing about his exploits in war and the wilderness, using simple yet beautiful language to describe the world in which he lived. As an apparent adrenaline junkie, Hemingway often sought out new and rare experiences. So, it was only a matter…
The gorgeous grounds of the Won Dharma Center. “Big, big booty. What you got a big booty.” I’d been sitting on a meditation cushion trying to calm my mind for 20 minutes, but instead my brain was playing Jennifer Lopez’s “Booty” nonstop. It was just part of a parade of pop songs and deodorant jingles…
