Why Mexico? Top Five Reasons for a Visit
June 18, 2013 in Destination Guides, Mexico
Why Mexico? Top Five Reasons for a Visit It may be a clichéd vacation and you may not be exploring pastures that have never been walked before, but that doesn’t mean that a trip to Mexico wouldn’t be an unforgettable adventure that will open your eyes to cultures and history that you’ve never seen before. [...]
Other Places’ Politics
June 17, 2013 in Cultural Experiences, Cultural Exploration
A short, gray-haired man was on the television yelling emphatically in Hebrew. Of course, I couldn’t understand a word he said, but the news broadcast I was watching had commentators who spoke English. They explained that he was a member of the Knesset, the Israeli legislature. He had fallen asleep while they were taking a [...]
Birds, Brews and the Boy Next Door: A Visit to Lago de Yajoa
June 10, 2013 in Honduras, Nature, Sightseeing
“Are you Bob?” I asked reaching out to shake the hand of the owner Bed, Breakfast and Microbrewery at Lago de Yajoa. “And is it true that you’re from Timber?” He looked at me quizzically. “I’m from Gales Creek,” I added. Then he looked at me as if I had three heads, turned to a [...]
¡Vive Lucha Libre!
May 30, 2013 in Cultural Experiences, Mexico
“We’re going where?” I asked. I’m always up for new things, but this seemed a little incongruent. Here was my cultured, sophisticated, intellectual guy, a man who reads in three languages, a classical musician, a connoisseur of art films. And now he was standing in front of me holding out two tickets to…Lucha Libre? Seriously? [...]
Killer Keens: When Good Gear Goes Bad
May 22, 2013 in Gear Spotlight, Travel Tips
“I’ve got your shoes,” my friend’s said in an email. “Great!” I replied. “ Send them down as soon as you can. I need the freezer space.” I’m a big believer in good shoes, and for me Keens are the perfect travel shoe. And now that I have the luxury of living in a place where [...]
Hiking the Magical Trail at Silver Falls
May 15, 2013 in Destination Guides, Hiking, Trekking, Walking, Nature, USA
“I changed my mind about tomorrow,” he said. “I think we should just do this one again.” I was a little bit taken aback. We go hiking together a lot and returning the same way we came is practically against his religion. And now here we were in Silver Falls State Park with miles of unexplored [...]
The Mother of All Words – Dissecting “La Madre”
May 12, 2013 in Cultural Experiences, Mexico
Happy Mother’s Day! In honor of the day, honoring that most important of persons – Mom, the local newspaper here in Guanajuato published an article listing the uses of the word “madre” (mother) in Mexico. I learned a lot, and it seems to illustrate just why learning a foreign language is so difficult! Here’s a sample: [...]
by Michael Falk
Hiking – You’re Never Too Cool for Trekking Poles!
May 8, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Gear Spotlight, Hiking, Trekking, Walking
So I showed up for the hike with my shiny brand new trekking poles and was met with a little bit of laughter. My sister and brother, hiking companions for the day, scoffed at me and made jokes about finding a good stick. “We’re surrounded by hiking sticks” they said, “how much did you spend,” [...]
Does Travel Make Us Liars?
May 4, 2013 in Egypt, Indonesia, Mexico, Personal Growth and Travel
The taxi driver is mad at me. He flips a switch to open the trunk, but does not get out and help me with bag as is customary. He doesn’t reply when I wish him a good day. Is this a case where it would have been better to lie? I had gotten the taxi [...]
Make the most of a White Desert adventure
April 30, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Egypt
It’s fair to say that most travelers book holidays in Egypt to have their fill of pharaohs and lost civilisations, pyramids and tombs. While the diversity of this country should come as no surprise to anyone who’s ever sailed the Nile, climbed Mount Sinai or chilled out on a Red Sea beach, few venture to [...]
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