“In the mornings Ben always got up before me and we stayed in this little hotel. The people lived downstairs and then you’d go around the back of the building and up the stairs and then there were like five rooms around the top of this building, they called it a hotel. He’d get up…
Everyone Was Happy! I came across a wonderful sight one day in Cusco, Peru: An Indian woman, in her full traditional dress, was standing with her “partner” _ a full-grown llama, on a path that ran alongside of the beautiful, precision -cut stone wall of an ancient temple, built by her Inca ancestors. As she…
“Bamboo will treat you well if you use it right.” – Elora Hardy. Watch as Elora Hardy shows us what is possible with Bamboo in these incredible structures made from this strong, lightweight, and renewable resource.
“We caught lobsters in Belize. The dive master had this little stick with a hook on the end of it. If you were just swimming by you wouldn’t know unless you were looking for it, but there would be this one little antenna sticking up going back and forth in the water. He’d reach in with this…
“It’s a conscious effort because it’s really expensive, it can be. Even when I’m working the hotel industry it’s still pretty expensive with the discounts. So I think that’s the whole part of the travel lifestyle is we make sacrifices some people don’t. Like I’m twenty-one and most people my age are moved out and married and…
“The donations help pay for the clinic that we go to. We actually help with the clinic so you are paying for the supplies which are very meager, I mean I used to be a nurse and this is the most non-sterile place I have ever been and then you are soaking these kids, scrubbing…
“My travels to Germany, specifically Bad Hazburg, has allowed me to understand a whole new definition of the word “family”. I stayed with a family whom lived in the small town of Bad Hazburg and operated a family taxi business which has been passed down from generation to generation. The house we stayed in consisted…
“My first time in Iran has taught me that what we hear and see in the media is far from what goes on in the country. I was surprised by the hospitality of the people. To my surprise, people would stop you in the streets and welcome you, ask for a selfie and add you…
“I’ve traveled to more than 10 countries and I’m currently located in the United States. One of my favorite places to visit is definitely Taipei, Taiwan. The city of Taipei has the charm of Tokyo but the aspiration of New York City – a conglomerate of Eastern roots and Western modernization. The food is phenomenal,…
Listen to Pico Lyer as he teaches us how to make lasting memories even after the tip is over. “…one of the first things you learn when you travel is that nowhere is magical unless you can bring the right eyes to it.” – Pico Lyer