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Egypt: Searching For Crocodiles On The Nile River
by W. Ruth Kozak Along with a small group of other travelers I board a cruise ship at Aswan, Egypt to sail down the … [Read More...]
India: On The Path Of An Immortal Soul, Mahatma Gandhi Memorials In New Delhi
by Susmita Sengupta The history of the independence of India is synonymous with the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi, … [Read More...]
France: Normandy Cider Route
by Valeria Teo “Normandy is proud of their apple trees,” my French friend told me. There was certainly ample truth in … [Read More...]
Chikmagalur, India: A Journey Through Clouds And Coffee
by Rashmi Rao Chikmagalur or Chikkamagalur a town nestled in the beautiful Malnad region is a little short of 300 km … [Read More...]
On The Li River With Snow
Yangshuo, China by Karen Pacheco “You don’t have to work next week, Karen, your class is going to military … [Read More...]
An Exotic Overland Trek From Tangier To Kenya
Africa by Ian Packham I was on the Kenyan coast at Malindi, having followed the African coast west from Tangier, … [Read More...]
Coastal Israel and the Time Machine
by Troy Herrick Using your car as a time machine, travel 200,000 years into the past when you drive along the … [Read More...]
The Priestess of Chornancap
by Georges Fery The history of the conquest of the Americas was written by Spanish conquistadors and later by … [Read More...]
Walking and Paddling Through Goldrush History in Canada’s Yukon
by John Geary Walking across the grassy field to the Stone House Interpretive Centre, it was almost as if you could … [Read More...]
Theotihuacán, a City of Life
by Georges Fery Who built Teotihuacán, whose name in the Nahuatl language means “the place where the gods are … [Read More...]
Comfort Food In The Heart Of China
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