Swimming in Sacred Water: Semuc Champey of Guatemala
As I look down from the heights of El Mirador, the pools of Semuc Champey appear as expanses of turquoise set between limestone ridges. … [Read More...]
Visiting Langa Township, Cape Town, South Africa
At first, I was troubled at the thought of a tour of a black township. Wasn’t it simply voyeurism staring at a way of life we were … [Read More...]
On the River at Finca Tatin in Guatemala
We’d left Guatemala City some eight hours prior on a “first class” bus, which entails the extra feature of receiving a bottle of … [Read More...]
Absorbing the Story of Slavery and Cachaça in Redenção, Brazil
In 1873 Colonel Simião Jurumenha bought a sugarcane farm and built the cachaça factory of Douradinho, some 80 kilometers south of … [Read More...]
Photographing Northern Lights in Churchill, Manitoba
So there we were, trying not to freeze our various body parts off at minus 40, which is about the same whether it's Fahrenheit or … [Read More...]
Road-Tripping to Remote and Quiet Pangong Lake, Ladakh, India
I'm feeling quite intrepid. I am sitting on the back of my boyfriend's Royal Enfield motorbike and we have just crossed the third … [Read More...]
Exploring the Historic City of Ayutthaya, Thailand, by Bicycle
As I park my bicycle next to a 7/11 and a collection of souvenir shops, I realize Ayutthaya is not going to be the step back in time I … [Read More...]
Exploring Horicon Marsh in Southeast Wisconsin
Small knots of birders are standing on the floating boardwalk, all gazing in one direction. What has caught their collective eye? I'm … [Read More...]
Roping in Cowboy Culture at Frontier Days in Cheyenne, Wyoming
The aroma wafts toward my nose from a block away. The familiar sweet smell mixed with a yeasty scent makes my mouth water, and by the … [Read More...]
Riding A Snowcat Groomer Into the Sunset in British Columbia
They come out at night and do their job. You can see their lights progressing across the ski slope and occasionally hear their roar. … [Read More...]
Stepping into the Past on Scotland’s St. Kilda Archipelago, a UNESCO Site
The taste of salt was strong on the wind as we sailed past cliffs that dropped to a wave-dashed tumble of stones below. Beyond this … [Read More...]
Shopping for Leather around Florence’s Santa Croce
The buttery soft leather slipped on so easily that it felt like a second skin on my hand, each finger the perfect length and without … [Read More...]
Riding A Snowcat Groomer Into the Sunset in British Columbia
They come out at night and do their job. You can see their lights progressing across the ski slope and occasionally hear their roar. … [Read More...]
Learning about Totem Poles in British Columbia, Canada
Bulging eyes at the top gaze at the horizon, a grinning mouth bares teeth at the base of the pole. A bear? A wolf? The various symbols … [Read More...]
