La Vía Poética
Pablo Neruda celebrated lemons, socks, artichokes, bees, broken things. He filled his odes with clocks and memory, thread and temptation, wine and dreams...
11 November, 2017
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The Guide, by Laurie Hovell McMillin
India can be an assault to the senses — can turn your world upside down. It's no wonder my 16-year-old son has stopped talking to me...
04 October, 2017
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Yucatán Cuisine: Regional Mexico At Its Finest
The Yucatán region of Mexico is one of adaptation. It is a remote region, home to people who nevertheless absorbed the influences of the cultures that passed through, culminating in a cuisine that blends Caribbean, Dutch, Lebanese, Spanish, and ancient Maya recipes....
30 September, 2017
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A Buddhist Boudhanath Glow
A golden pinnacle and four sets of hypnotic eyes crown the Boudhanath Stupa, a 2,000-year-old Tibetan Buddhist holy site in Nepal. Visiting the stupa in full moonlight is believed to be a high act of Buddhist practice — so I went when both the moon...
05 August, 2017
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5 Migrations You Won’t Want to Miss
Millions of butterflies cluster; centuries of cultures congregate; snowmelt thunders to the coast; caribou dash through the tundra; wildebeest run for their lives. The jaw-dropping phenomenon of migration is around us — don’t miss it...
29 July, 2017
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The Hidden World of Ajanta, India
This UNESCO World Heritage site, comprising 30 rock-cut Buddhist prayer halls, meditation chambers, and monasteries that dated from the 2nd century BCE to the 5th century AD, had remained hidden by jungle, dirt, animals, and brush for more than 1,000 years...
10 June, 2017
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The Importance of Travel in Turbulent (and Not So Turbulent) Times
I have been roaming the wide world for more than four decades, first as a student and then as a travel writer, and each trip has underscored the validity and power of a simple truth...
03 June, 2017
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Cherry Blossom Celebrations on Shikoku
It’s cherry blossom time in Japan, that singular season when the blossoms burst into pink-petaled splendor...
29 April, 2017
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What Walls Witnessed in Morocco
My first impression was of a city beige and worn, but as I quickly found out, there is more to Fes than initially meets the eye....
22 April, 2017
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25 Things I Love About Brazil
As much as I love exploring the wilderness areas of Brazil, it’s the people and culture that most touch my soul. After five months there, what I remember most are the endearing characteristics of the Brazilians I met, from Teresopolis to Rio de Janeiro to...
28 January, 2017
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