Travel is essentially about storytelling, about sharing what we discover of our global home. This blog is about just that — the unusual, the unique, the gems — from Tombée du Ciel, House Fallen from the Sky, to the ghost trees of India, to the Bolivian cemetery where trains are buried. There are countless stories, large and very small, that we come across as we travel the globe. It would be a shame to pass them by without notice.
Surprising, startling, amazing, magnificent… This is the general reaction when travelers come upon the Anglican Cathedral of St. Peter on...
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read moreThis Oscar may not win an Academy Award this weekend, but he is no less a star…. at least in...
read moreEver since we began to evolve, humans have looked to the stars for wisdom, guidance, spirituality and more. We have...
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