All Out Of Proportion By Barry Divola I fell in love with New York long before I got there. It was 1979 and I was sitting in a cinema in Sydney, Australia, where I live. The lights went down and luminous black-and-white images of Manhattan flickered across the screen while Gershwin played in the background … Continued
You can’t drive here; you can’t boat here; you can’t even walk here… you’d be eaten. We’re somewhere in the back end of nowhere, some 300 kilometers from the closest paved road; 1500 kilometers from the nearest Whole Foods. If you cry wolf here, everyone believes you. It’s the third day of a week-long safari. … Continued
As a society, we are quick to share our positive experiences. Social media allows us to post updates immediately after a dream job offer, a proposal, or a trip to paradise. I believe the ease and accessibility of it all gives us a false perspective of our friends. I, like most, fall into the “comparison … Continued
It was cold. We moved quietly, silently, around the campsite. The morning was barely breathing and the pale grey light held the landscape in suspense. “I’ll go in a canoe with you,” whispered Lucy. Without much need for communication from our leader, we launched the canoes and climbed in. The lake was cold, my legs … Continued
Ever since I was a little girl, I held this dream that I would move to Aspen, Colorado. It was in my twelfth year on my first trip out there, that I had found a sense of discovery in the mountains, I was given a taste of the high life. And from that day on, … Continued
Barren. Desolate. Bright and beautiful. Familiar, but still so very mysterious. A quarter of a million miles from home. It appears to be so near, and yet it’s out of reach — again — for now. People used to go to the Moon when I was a baby, but they stopped going there when I … Continued
Thank you to Jonny Blair of Don’t Stop Living for the fantastic review of our memoir, Traveling in Sin. From his review: Both Lisa and George are members of the Traveler’s Century Club. That means they have both been to over 100 countries!! I’d say they’re travel experts and well versed to give you an … Continued
Sometimes there really is no place like home. Following a tumultuous week of evacuation and anxiety, we were on our way home. The bridge to our island opened at dawn. Traffic reports indicated long lines of cars slowly snaking across the causeway. Impatiently waiting until early afternoon to venture back home, we sighed in relief … Continued
Dr. Jonathan Reisman is a New Jersey hero among us. He is personally saving lives and changing communities on our planet. For the last ten years, he has been able to combine his love of travel with his gift of helping people, which is what convinced him to go to medical school. Currently, he is … Continued
The Ancient Splendor and Magic of Turkey Run Hollow (Turkey Run State Park, Marshall, Indiana, United States) By Sana Szewczyk It’s peaceful in the deep Cathedral where you cannot breathe No need to pray, no need to speak Now I am under all… -Florence and the Machine, Never Let Me Go My fingers slowly trace … Continued