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Travel adventures in fascinating places

Transformed by a Maya Medicine Woman in Belize

The Maya medicine woman smeared a handful of green, aromatic mud onto my forehead, binding it with a strip of cloth, as she had done on the soles of my feet and the palms of my hands. I looked like a mummy in mid-wrap. The "mud" was actually a poultice of ground cacao beans and nine medicinal herbs. … [Read More...]

White House Ruin

Sacred Canyons of Arizona

The Four Corners area of the USA (where Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah meet) is rich with ancient cliff-dwellings, rock art, dramatic canyon vistas and native spirits. You can experience all these features in one place if you stop at Canyon de Chelly (pronounced d'SHAY) National Monument, … [Read More...]

Hotel Europe Vancouver

Walking With Ghosts In Vancouver’s Haunted Gastown

I'd walked past the place hundreds of times without knowing that so many people had been killed there. A block south of … [Read More...]

Aboriginal rock paintings

Aboriginal Magic in the Land of the Quinkans

The oldest rock paintings on Earth are in the Cape York peninsula of Australia's tropical north Queensland. They were … [Read More...]

Holy well of St Anne

Holy Wells and Healing Water

To the modern, rational mind, the idea of miraculous cures from holy wells sounds, at best, illogical. But with so many … [Read More...]

Meekakshi temple Medurai

Blessed by a Sacred Elephant

The Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple in Madurai is one of the largest in South India I had to stretch my neck to look up … [Read More...]

Grand Canyon Railroad Station

Cave Art, Architecture And Ghosts Near The Grand Canyon

We bounced along a deeply-rutted dirt road from the Indian cave with its 3,000 year old petroglyphs and pictographs. We … [Read More...]

Arjuna's Penance stone carving

Ancient Stone Sculptures in Mamallapuram, India

The stone seemed alive with elephants, snakes, gods, goddesses, cats, mice and hundreds more fascinating creatures from … [Read More...]

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A Wealth Of Attractions Surround The Historic La Posada Hotel In Winslow, Arizona

With more than a dozen prime tourist destinations nearby, it's no wonder that every Santa Fe passenger train on the … [Read More...]

growing stone in fiji temple

Spirit Stones of Fiji

Why are stones so compelling? From gems and crystals to monoliths and mountains, we’re attracted to stones wherever we … [Read More...]

Pre Rup mountain temple

What is a Pilgrimage?

A pilgrimage, for me, is what differentiates a tourist from a traveler. While a tourist is happy simply to get away, … [Read More...]

orcas and whale watching boat

Whale Boat Sails From Downtown Vancouver to Victoria

I gasped in amazement as three killer whales surfaced alongside our boat. Holding out my digital camera, I clicked the … [Read More...]

Kenya witch doctor

Kenya: The Witch Doctor Is In

The witch doctor sat with human skulls at his feet. My guide said they were the bones of his father and grandfather who … [Read More...]

Pisac ancient temples

Pisac, Earth Mother Temple in Peru’s Sacred Valley

I would love to go back to Peru, but on my next trip I wouldn’t necessarily return to Machu Picchu. The places that … [Read More...]

Robert Scheer

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