Arriving in Vermont in early summer is traveling back in time to a tranquil way of life and elegant hospitality. As soon as we crossed the state line, we knew we had discovered New England’s emerald jewel. We chose to …
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Becoming a Seasoned Traveler by Barry Napier
British tourists have no problem with the lingo in foreign lands – if the locals don’t understand your English you just say it again, but louder. The trouble is, the foreigners don’t understand this rule of linguistics, though it has …
HUNTING WITH THE HADZABE by Harold Hedin
I visited the Lake Eyasi region, in Tanzania, for the first time. It is an incredible area that is remote and one gets a sense of how life must of been hundreds of years ago in Tanzania. This area is …
In an Akha Village Living Among Thailand’s Largest Hill Tribe
“Every Akha village has two gates,” Explained my host, Daniel McMartin, a man who has lived with and advocated for the Akha for more than thirteen years. “One at each end.” The bamboo gate, which keeps out evil spirits, seemed …
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Painting India Red by Brent Lewin
What do you get when you cross a kaleidoscope of colour with April Fools Day and a touch of urban guerilla warfare? I found out when I went to India this March to bear witness to Holi. Of the many …
`Spandi’
Every expat in Kabul knows how intensely frustrating and demoralizing it can be to spend an afternoon stuck in traffic. As an impatient Westerner accustomed to having the option of walking or cycling around cities, each passing minute spent in …
Valley of the Gods: India Part 2 Rothang Pass by Arvind Viswanathan
The one thing that still thrills me about my entire stay was the clear, deep blue sky that gently touches your soul and unknowingly makes your heart smile. Not a cloud in the sky during the second week of December. …
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Polar Bears In Cochrane, Ontario by Bonnie and Bill Neely
“When you see the bear, you know you’re there!” As we drove into Polar Bear Habitat for Rescue and Rehabilitation, which we had to see! Sherry Ellerton, Assistant Director, greeted us and took us on the guided tour, her enthusiasm …
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Gallery Gallivant by Marion D.S. Dreyfus
South Beach, measuring about 20 blocks by 15 in the prettiest, newest spit-and-polish section of Miami Beach—as opposed toMiami—manifests a surge of building going on that rivals and bests anything seen currently in the Big Apple. Of course, the weather, …
Virginia’s Firsts
Spring 2006 kicks off Virginia’s year-long celebration of the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in May 1607. Jamestown is 400 years old! Festivities throughout the year highlight contributions by Europeans, American Indians and Africans to make the settlement successful. …
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