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Travel adventures in fascinating places

Exploring Brisbane Australia

My trip to Queensland began with a Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Brisbane. The trip took nearly twelve hours, and I was very grateful to be seated up in Dreamtime Business Class, where I was treated like a king. As a travel writer on assignments, I have been on several very long flights in … [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 Maple Tree Square, Gaoler's Mews is one of the highlights of the Ghostly Gastown walking tour, led by Mark Thomson each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night. Gaoler's Mews, Mark … [Read More...]

horse and wagon barkerville

Barkerville Celebrates its Chinese Heritage

The glow from hundreds of candle-lit paper lanterns provided the only light as we paraded up the dirt street into … [Read More...]

Memories of Route 66 still live in St. Louis

It happened more than 60 years ago, when Bobby and Cynthia Troup were driving to California. Bobby was a composer and … [Read More...]

sanctuario de chimayo

Understanding the Power of Sacred Places

Since the beginning of time, people have been going on pilgrimages to sacred sites for healing, inspiration and … [Read More...]

Tampa Bay Wildlife Safari

  The giraffe's enormous tongue gently plucked a green leaf from my outstretched hand. "Prehensile," our guide … [Read More...]

Machu Picchu Peru

10 Must-See Sacred Spaces in Peru that are Not Machu Picchu

The old saying about the journey being more important than the destination was never more appropriate than when I went … [Read More...]

Belize howler monkey

Green Luxury in a Belize Rainforest

Was an enormous lion howling outside my thatched cottage? It sounded more like a T-Rex. I might have been worried if I … [Read More...]

A chullpa in Sillustani, Peru

Secret Sacred Sites

Can You Keep A Secret? It’s risky to write about little-known sacred places. I worry about bringing them to the … [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...]

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...]

Sacsayhuaman serpent stone

Peru Beyond Machu Picchu

Although Machu Picchu is the highlight of most trips to Peru, it is certainly not the only destination. When my wife and … [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...]

Aramu Muru Portal

Aramu Muru’s Portal: Inter-Dimensional Doorway at Lake Titicaca

Aramu Muru Portal Aramu Muru’s Portal was not on the itinerary of our “Sacred Mysteries of Peru” tour, so visiting it … [Read More...]

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