While living in Singapore, some friends approached me to travel with them to Medan on the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. When I asked why …
Transformative Travel
Journey Inward: The Best Silent Retreats Around The World
These silent retreats feature yoga, meditation, and therapies that can improve health and wellness, inside and out!
Sliding Down Volcanoes And Into New Local Friendships In León, Nicaragua
When I decided to meet up with a friend of mine for a week-long trip to Nicaragua, I was set to experience what I thought …
How Solar-Powered Computers Are Empowering Underprivileged Children
Attempts to educate underprivileged children and youth in rural areas without access to schooling area nothing new. There are many people and organizations who admirably …
Personal Transformation Through Travel
Travel allows us to get in touch with different sides of ourselves that, for better or for worse, may not show themselves as we go …
Searching For A Place To Call Home
“What is home?” A friend answers, “I call anywhere I go back to sleep my home.” “I say this is my home because I just …
Celebrating Life With The Kuna Indians Of Panama’s San Blas Islands
If you travel to Panama, you’re going to see them. The women are easy to spot, dressed in billowy floral shirts, constrained by corset-like malas …
Shamanism In NYC: Spiritual Enlightenment During A Moon Healing Meditation Circle
“We call in the directions to invoke the energy (the spirit) of the elements to join us in the circle. It is a way to …
The Science Of Transformative Travel
Transformative travel. This was a major theme of last weekend’s New York Travel Festival. While there were a number of excellent panels and workshops, an overarching …
Kerala Culture: An Organic Farmstay Experience In India
“You are most welcome,” says Sinta, an Indian woman dressed in a teal housecoat and saree , as she performs a traditional Indian welcoming ceremony. …