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
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There’s nothing as awesome as courage When we think of an awe-inspiring travel site, the mind immediately begins to visualize images of the Grand Canyon; somewhere lofty from which mere mortals can, for a few moments, look on the vista ahead as if we had just finished creating it. That’s perfectly legitimate but for me, … Continued
George Rajna: The Chalkboard Champion Who Promotes Multi-Cultural Awareness Many hardworking educators give unselfishly to causes near and dear to their hearts, and chalkboard champion George Kenneth Rajna is a fine example of this. George is an elementary school teacher, bilingual speech and language pathologist, Peace Corps volunteer, musician, and travel writer who has traveled … Continued
History off the Beaten Path – The Mid-Lothian Mines For visitors to Richmond, the capital city of Virginia, there’s lot to do – museums, history tours, shows, restaurants. But I’ve always liked to travel off the beaten path to find the places not on the tourist brochures. If you’re like me, wanting to see those … Continued
Travel, of course, suggests movement, and adventure implies a well-planned trip gone wrong; yet when my partners and I started Sobek Expeditions, back in 1973, it was a radical departure from the typical travel provider train station, something perhaps akin to the Glacier Express, which bills itself as the slowest express train in the world. … Continued