Ok, it’s long and complicated and I am helping pinch-hit for Brooke on this overview… meaning, forgive any inaccuracies or nonsense that are all mine (Brad’s). The story of Turkey is amazing, and it’s a remarkably dynamic region with an...
Flamenco Dancing With Gypsies in Cordoba
We had a fun night dancing, singing and learning with our new gypsy amigos from Cordoba in Spain, and sharing the night with our old amigos the Kavs! It’s wonderful to have friends that travel half-way around the world...
Andalusian Horses – Video From Cordoba Spain
We shared a spectacular day, with the warm North Africa winds coming up the Andalusia hillside overlooking Cordoba, with our wonderful friends the Kavanaughs for a private tour and spectacle of Andalusian “gaucho” displays on a horse ranch that...
Botanical Ark – Heaven on Earth (in Australia)
Well, this is a very belated blog post about a little corner of the planet that might as well be Eden. Possibly the passage of time, including traveling across polluted China for almost a month, makes our memories of...
Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La?
Here goes a quick overview on one of the most unique places on this planet, where time can seem to stand still and it’s hard not to find peace and happiness. I’ve only been to Bhutan once, over 15...
The Art of Ninja
Today we were trained in the mysterious ancient Japanese art of being a ninja. We learned about the history of ninjas and their role in espionage (being a spy). We also learned that our preconceived notions of ninjas yelling...
Chillin’ in a Ryokan
We packed up from Kyoto and headed to the mountains to relax in an authentic ryokan with natural onsens. It’s essentially a mountain lodge with hot springs where you don Japanese kimonos and have traditional keiseki meals. It was...
Buddhist Marriage and Anniversary Blessing in Phnom Penh
Brandy surprised all of us this morning in Cambodia when we boarded a river boat to go an hour up the Mekong river to a Buddhist monastery on Silk Island, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. It was one of...