Ubud, Bali, is where Marin County and Berkeley, California, meet Indonesia. Strolling through Ubud, you’ll pass organic cafes, raw food restaurants,…
17 September 2012
Volunteer Travel American-Style
Babysitting Phouka Volunteers at International Animal Rescue in Goa, India, are treated to lunch promptly at 1:00 p.m. Conversation around…
13 September 2012
The Most Delicious Cookies EVER
Photo Credit: Whole Foods Market Cookies—I happen to know a lot about cookies. Although prone to hyperbole, I can truthfully…
10 September 2012
Travel Tip: Solo Travel
I travel alone more often than not, which has plenty of advantages and one big disadvantage: solo travel is more…
3 September 2012
Wandering Around Watkins Glen
Along the shores of Lake Seneca, among the hundred or so wineries and dozens of farms, Watkins Glen, New York,…
24 August 2012
Coolest Town in Pennsylvania
Early morning, the best time of day to ride the steep trails of verdant Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, splashes streams of…
8 August 2012
Travel Reading: The Adventures of Bindi Girl
Long before traveling to India became de rigueur for everyone who’s ever taken a yoga class, Erin Reese had begun…
1 July 2012
15 Great Travel Quotes
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list.”—Susan Sontag “Jet lag is for amateurs.”—Dick Clark “Twenty years from now…
3 June 2012
The Poconos’ Glacial Lake
Lacawac Sanctuary, located in the northeastern tip of the Pocono Mountains, is a nature preserve, ecological field research station and…
6 May 2012
Ashtanga Yoga: Non-Violence
The physical practice of yoga, asana, is only one of yoga’s eight tenets. In India, asana is considered the basest…







