May 17, 2013

New luxury offerings in Anguilla Tradition Sailing Charters Offering daily sailing excursions aboard Tradition, a 50 foot traditional gaff rigged vessel built in the West Indies in 1978. One of few hand-built wooden boats still sailing in the Caribbean, the ship offers guests an exclusive feel with a 12 passenger maximum and managed by a crew of three...

May 15, 2013

Visiting Auschwitz Poland, Part 2 For Visiting Auschwitz Poland, part 1 Mentality at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Poland The Nazis destroyed evidence of the gas mass killings by blowing up the buildings. Anya told us they liked to use gas because they didn’t have to look at the person while he was being killed. How could the guards do this every day?...

May 15, 2013

  Discovering Australia’s Golden Heritage   If it was 160 years ago, I’d be squatting in mud swirling my pan away hoping to strike it rich. While I can still squat and try my hands at gold panning, the gold rush is no more and my chance of discovering anything more valuable than pebbles and dirt is as slim as winning the national lottery,...

May 14, 2013

On his recently released album Thirty-One Nights flautist and composer extraordinaire Nicholas Gunn weaves a musical story of love, passion, romance, and adventure. The instrumental album featuring Nicholas Gunn on flute and percussion, Chris Fossek on flamenco guitar, and Dana Kemmerle on spoken word vocals tells the story of thirty one nights Nicholas spent...

May 13, 2013

  Peru Travel Specialist Launches New Family-Friendly Itineraries Aracari Travel, an award-winning travel agency based in Lima, Peru, has announced a range of new family-friendly tour itineraries for summer 2013. Responding to increasing demand for family-oriented experiences in Peru, Aracari Travel has developed two itineraries that incorporate the...

May 12, 2013

Jinack Island: A Getaway in Gambia Jinack Island in Gambia It would be impossible to find Jinack for almost anyone except for the native people who have grown up paddling their hand-carved pirogues through the passageways of sandbars, mangroves, and still stretches of water. Luckily for us, a long-time friend of Peace Corps volunteers Yankuba Mane greeted us...