Into the Murk
June 12, 2020
Murky skies hindered visibility over Myanmar and Thailand on a visit early this year. It’s an apropos metaphor for the challenges we face now. … More Into the Murk
Featured RBG: Jackie Alpers, author of Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona
April 27, 2020
Introducing Jackie Alpers: cookbook author and award-winning photographer, who talks about her latest cookbook: Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona.” Also, check out an excerpt of her book, including a recipe for chicken mole amarillo. … More Featured RBG: Jackie Alpers, author of Taste of Tucson: Sonoran-Style Recipes Inspired by the Rich Culture of Southern Arizona
The Beautiful Decay
April 15, 2020
There is profound beauty in being broken. The things that break us form who we will be on the other side. The difference in how we absorb these lessons and transmute our experience forms our reality when we’ve put ourselves back together again. … More The Beautiful Decay
Heeding the Call to Simplify
April 2, 2020
Empty shelves vs. stock-up culture. Real need versus a bottomless hunger for more. If we simplified, would we have more gratitude and appreciation? Would we make room for more wonder? … More Heeding the Call to Simplify
Love in the time of Coronavirus
March 10, 2020
What does it mean to be a good world citizen when a pandemic looms? If travel is a selfish pursuit, how do we adjust for the collective good in the age of Coronavirus? … More Love in the time of Coronavirus
Featured RBG | Sophie Vodvarka: Writer, Traveler, Creative
March 9, 2020
We’re featuring Sophie Vodvarka: writer, traveler and creative. See what makes her travel content different, how she discovered a passion for travel, and why she believes travel is important. … More Featured RBG | Sophie Vodvarka: Writer, Traveler, Creative
My vagina is my greatest liability
February 23, 2020
I wonder if this is it. Whether this is the moment I get robbed, or gang raped or murdered. So many people have warned me for so long, so many people fear for me as I go–even after all these years of going and returning unscathed. As someone who travels alone a lot, one comes to wonder whether it is a foregone conclusion that one–or all of these–at some point, are going to happen. … More My vagina is my greatest liability
Our Favorite Place in the World
January 17, 2020
There is great value in having experiences you love, and keeping them to yourself. Not the least of which is that you have the power to actually protect the perfect places. … More Our Favorite Place in the World
Travelers: there’s a lot to be said for staying in a “Dump”
January 14, 2020
Tourists stay in luxury lodging, because they expect other places and countries to adhere to or exceed the standards they experience at home. This goes for cleanliness, functionality, technology, cuisine, convenience and comfort. Real travelers strive to better understand local culture by entering the experience unencumbered by those unrealistic expectations. … More Travelers: there’s a lot to be said for staying in a “Dump”
Here’s The Biggest Piece of Knowledge Travel Drops
January 6, 2020
You say I travel to find myself. After so many miles, so many passport stamps, so many maps, here’s what I’ve found. … More Here’s The Biggest Piece of Knowledge Travel Drops
