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Ise Jingu Shrine was built in the fifth century but it has never stayed in one location more than 20 years. That’s right, it has moved every two decades, deconstructed and rebuilt 62 times nearby since 690 AD. It is thought that this act renews the strength and power of […]

Although you may not have heard much about it, yesterday was World Environment Day, a United Nations day to help promote worldwide awareness and action to protect our environment, our planet. Since it began 45 years ago, the event has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that […]

Columbia Glamping Tour Tell people you are going glamping and they may tilt their head in a kind of question mark or tell you to watch out for snakes. They haven’t a clue! You can be sure that these folks have never been glamping in Colombia! The camp is just […]

Morocco Mazes & Mysteries Tours Yes, Tombée du Ciel, House Fallen from the Sky. That about sums up this unusual topsy-turvy house.  It rests in a field of tall yellow grass with palms trees in this oasis at the edge of Marrakech’s northern section. The modest house was originally located in the […]

Patagonia Tours So many people are rushing to southern Patagonia that we decided to take a breath and see what more we could find. That led to a detour in the road… a change of compass point. We followed that old cliché “Go West young man” albeit slightly adapted. What we […]

Jordan & Egypt Adventure of the Ancients Sand – red, white, pink, beige and sometimes black gathers in hills, dunes and flat seas of uncountable grains of sand. The desert brings out different elements for each person experiencing it. For some it is merely desolation and lifelessness while for others […]

Nina Boys is our guest blogger for the second time. Nina is an avid explorer and passionate traveler whose journeys have taken her across five continents to some of the world’s most beautiful natural and cultural wonders. She has served as a judge for the National Geographic World Legacy Awards, honoring the […]

Australian Tours & Adventure In honor of Easter, we thought we’d talk about eggs… Well, one egg anyway. You may be surprised to learn that the animal responsible for producing the largest egg is a shark. It is the whale shark, a carpet shark and the largest known extant fish […]

Vietnam & Cambodia Tour This seems a time when out-of-the-box creativity is sorely needed to solve some of our more intractable global problems. Cambodia, for example, is fighting to move away from poverty, but many families still struggle day by day to find food and safe water enough for their families and adequate shelter. And HUSK […]

Australian Tour Who doesn’t love a lighthouse? They recall the romance of ages past and simpler times. Some people enjoy the remoteness, others like the scenic locations. The idea of lighting coastlines and harbors by fire to assist mariners dates back millennium. One of the early lighthouses is credited to […]