Update: Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel was tragically devastated by a fire in February 2017. To date, it has not been rebuilt. The more I travel to tropical destinations, the less I desire accommodations in ordinary, crowded, 300-room resorts. I want something unique. Something peaceful. Something intimate. So when I discovered Ras Nungwi Beach Hotel during […]
A Sobering Visit to Arlington National Cemetery
I’ve long been interested in the human face of war. In Austria, a visit to a former Nazi concentration camp many years ago left me both shaken and speechless. In Vietnam, I was led through what used to be the Demilitarized Zone by a Vietnamese war veteran on the back of his motorbike along the Ho […]
A Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Ride
As a hot air balloon pilot of 17 years, Rodrigo calls Cappadocia his favourite destination. He’s flown hot air balloons in Egypt, Israel, Namibia, Spain and his native country of Portugal, but he loves Cappadocia most for its surreal, volcanic topography of moonscapes and fairytale chimneys, and the ability to take his balloon high in the […]
Why I Choose a Life of Travel
After years of complacency, I’ve answered the call of the open road. But no one told me it would be this hard: that surrendering the only home I’ve ever called my own would trigger my deepest insecurities, feel like a psychic and emotional amputation, and leave me inconsolable for days. Or that, despite the realization […]
Things to Do in Quebec City
It was almost 30 years ago when my classmates and I piled onto a Quebec City-bound school bus to get what, for many of us, became our first glimpse into French Canada. Now that I think about it, this student jaunt also marked the beginning of my wandering ways. Since then, I’ve travelled far and wide […]
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