The Blue Ridge Parkway: Waterfalls, hiking trails and an old mill
Of all the scenic drives I have been on in the US is the Blue Ridge Parkway, an adventure that included driving end-to-end of the 470 miles
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Haunted libraries, cream pies and ghouls of Boston
Approaching the Boston Tea Party Museum is like going back to school. In my childhood, the name struck me as a happy event and oddly enough became the driving force for my future travels.
Lucas’s Story
Angie, come close to the prison walls, come see what you are doing to me…She is walking towards me. I see her clearly now.
Swimming cows and singing fishermen: A Day on Lake Kivu
Nestled in Africa’s Great Rift Valley, Lake Kivu is Rwanda’s largest lake. Surrounded by majestic mountains, this lake covers a surface area of 1,677 sq. miles.
Myths and legends that enliven Uzbekistan’s countryside
A bumpy road leads out of Samarkand (Uzbekistan) to Urgut, fifty kilometres away. We pass cows and sheep wandering the streets and people riding donkeys.
Armenia’s pupulak and coffee house culture
— people bending over a water fountain, taking a few gulps and walking away in satisfaction.
ARARAT
The evening was like a monochrome painting but not sufficiently dark enough to hide the maliciously churning skies and dangerously swaying trees. The silhouette of a Church appeared in the distance. Odzun. And somewhere beyond its dome was the outline of a mountain. Hell was brewing outside. Lightning flashed incessantly and rains would follow