In Search Of Bada Man
In 100 things to do before you die, no 101 should be plowing through slides, deciding which ones to scan. When I came to Bada Man, I searched the web to see who else had made the journey from Palu to Lake Poso. Two especially interesting entries were by Mark Moxon […]

(Photo opposite: Bedugul in Buleleng where Bruce lives with his family.) I’m known for the lack of traveling that I do. Usually, I stick to driving one of my daughters to school, going to one of the local stores for shopping, visiting the bank once a week and snorkeling in front of the […]

(Photo opposite: Early morning view, The Coromandel) After exploring the Bay of Islands on Stray’s Patch Pass, www.straytravel.com, it’s time to get back on the Max Pass route in Auckland. This is what I love about Stray; the flexibility. With buses leaving every few days from destinations all over the two islands that make […]

(Photo opposite: Cruisin’ down the river.) Sabah to the north of Miri offered up the most amazing and the most “disgustingest” (note my own word) experiences.
The grossest was the Gomagtong Cave – and we swore no more stinky caves.
It took a drive of 2 hours from Sandakan to get there also a pretty boring […]

Reflections
“This is the way of peace–overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love.” ~ Peace Pilgrim
Cruising home at thirty thousand feet, in between the tiny bags of pretzels and constant interruptions, I had time to reflect on my wanderings. My introspection would continue long after my feet returned to their normal […]

(Figure 1 The first mummy to be exhumed in 1865 from Santa Paula cemetery in Guanajuato, Mexico was that of French born, Dr. Remigio Leroy. Photo by Ernie Sowers) Who is this macabre figure you see standing upright in the box to your left? No, this isn’t a mummy found in an Egyptian tomb. […]

(Photo opposite: Ak’Tenamint Clinic on Guatamala’s Rio Dulce) Crouched in the little wooden canoe whose put-put motor shimmered beads of water into gossamer wings, we skimmed over the water like a dragonfly. Leaving the thatched roof clinic of Ak’Tenamit in our wake, only we disturbed the stillness of a beginning-of-the-world dawn. Stark white herons […]

(Photo opposite: dunes stretching to blue/grey mountains.) Winter in the Southern Cape at the southern tip of Africa has some awesome bonuses like frolicking whales off the rugged coastline, bracing walks in clean air and the fynbos.
Fynbos is the vegetation which makes up the world’s smallest floral kingdom located at the southern tip of […]

(Photo opposite: Our second floor perch from La Mansion del Bosque B&B in San Miguel de Allende. Photo by Ernie Sowers) Hey, do you need a place to hide out? Are you running from life or the law? Well, I stumbled upon this high desert Mexican ghost town where anonymity can be bought for a […]

(Photo opposite: Santa Maria Inn) When I applied for the job as an instructor of political science at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria, California, I didn’t really think I would ever get the job. I didn’t think I would get the job because I had been out of the U.S. job market for […]

(Photo opposite:Hermanus Whale crier Zolile Baleni, against a backdrop of Walker Bay.)
Hermanus on the South coast of South Africa boasts the world’s only whale crier.
Zolile Baleni is the third in the past twenty years to welcome tourists to this sleepy one time fishing village.
Dressed in the manner of a town crier, he […]

(Photo opposite: Men dressed in black and white sarongs wait to perform a ritual dance that will protect the temple.) Living in Indonesia for several years between “The Year of Living Dangerously” and before the “Year of Indonesia” and the invasion of mass tourism, I saw my Bali slipping away. But for those tourists […]

I am young, cultured, and something of a foodie. If you’re going to take me to dinner, I want it to be somewhere original. So here are some of my suggestions for “Places to take a 20 year old woman, whom you wish to impress, on a date.” Most of them I would consider relatively […]

(Photo opposite: Maori Cultural Performance at Auckland Museum) Every traveler in New Zealand usually has a favorite island. Having only spent time on the South Island, this was currently my favorite. I had enjoyed every single second of my time on the lower half of this extraordinary country and I couldn’t imagine that […]

(Photo opposite:The Copper Canyon offers eye-popping vistas of uplifted natural wonderment. Photo by Ernie Sowers) At night, while we sit on our terrace at Hotel El Mirador Posada Barrancas, which overlooks three of the seven chasms of Mexico´s Copper Canyon, the silence is deafening. People use this expression all the time, but few […]

(Photo opposite: CHEPE pulling into El Fuerte Station. Photo by Ernie Sowers) Travelers heading from west to east into Mexico’s Copper Canyon by the Chihuahua al Pacifico Railroad (CHEPE) have several departure options. Leaving from Los Mochis, located on the Sea of Cortez coast requires that you board the train at 6AM, not reaching […]

(Photo opposite: Primrose Hill) London, one of the most expensive cities in the world, can often be enjoyed for free. Especially around this time of year, in summer, when the sun sets late and (touch wood) there’s less rain, it is a great walking city, full of beautiful buildings, parks and glorious old pubs. As […]

(Photo opposite: Soak up a Copper Canyon sunrise each morning from your terrace. Photo by Ernie Sowers) It´s 6 Am. You awaken from a restful sleep, during which the only sound piercing the night is the silence of a shooting star. You stumble from the bed laden with two comfy, woolen blankets toward the […]

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Beach House For Sale in Wemyss, The Bahamas
The view from this home of the beach and the sea couldn’t be sweeter. Located on the leeward side of Long Island at Sunset Beach, this 3 bedroom, two bath home sits on 2 ½ acres of land with 200 feet of […]

(Photo opposite: Architecture of Antigua) Colonial Antigua, a UNESCO world heritage site, is a charming city with its pastel-colored homes, terracotta-tiled roofs, cobblestone streets, cathedrals and ruins from century-old earthquakes. Its Easter Festival celebrations are well-known throughout the world. Antigua is located in the western highlands, 45 minutes from Guatemala City. My husband and […]