Sitting in the airport in Puebla, Mexico, staring out the window at the flat, hot, empty asphalt parking lot, I can’t help but think to myself, So this is how they do it in Mexico. This airport is more disorganized …
Christmas Breakfast in the Himalayas by Mary McIntosh
Breakfast has always seemed such a mundane meal to me. The taste-tantalizing delights of a Porterhouse steak, or a filet mignon, topped off with cheesecake or a chocolate sundae, are missing. Instead, my normal fare is juice, fruit, toast, cereal …
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Leavenworth, Washington’s Bavarian Village
Leavenworth, a quaint Bavarian Village, is nestled in a cozy narrow valley at elevation of 1,100 feet with surrounding wilderness of rugged, majestic mountain ranges reaching 5,000-8,000 feet in the state of Washington. In warm weather, snake-twisting rivers, deep azure …
Fall into Homer, Alaska by John and Beth Tally
Thinking of going to Alaska? Here’s some advice. Go in the middle of September, drive down Highway 1 towards Seward and hang a right along the Kenai Peninsula to Homer. Yes, I know it’s after the Halibut season and the …
Chill Out at the Ice Hotel and Have an “Ice Stay”
“Beautiful. And frigid”. That’s the comment left by one brave guest at Canada’s famed Ice Hotel on the shores of beautiful Lac St-Joseph, a mere 20 minutes west of Quebec. The frozen fortress gets its name, not surprisingly, from the …
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Ocean Grove, NJ: A Seagull Shangri-La by Linda Oatman
Just an hour from Philly or New York City, there’s a seaside haven of rocking chairs on porches and a boardwalk bandstand, old-time penny candy and homemade ice cream, free parking, quiet streets, and more Victorian houses than the famed …
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The Region The World Forgot by Ron Kapon
It was two months since my heart operation; 1 ½ months after I returned from South Africa. I got a phone call from someone I did not know and who seemed to know me solely by reputation. What are you …
Around South America:Wondrous Sights-Cultural Delights by Larry and Gail Taylor
The ocean was calm all around the ship-as if we were on a lake. We hadn’t really known what to expect, but certainly not this. After all, we were sailing around the tip of South America-around Cape Horn-through what can …
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Chivero: Barbeque in Oaxaca, Mexico by Alvin Starkman
Some say it’s one of the oldest professions in Oaxaca, yet it garners little if any respect from most of the population notwithstanding the tradition and ceremony that has been its trademark for generations: the chivero, or slayer and preparer …
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Smiles and Suffering Amongst India’s Poorest Children
India. A country with a dizzying mix of cultures, languages and religions, all merging together to make a unique cocktail of sights, sounds and smells. India is home to over a billion people, making it the second most populated country …
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