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Coffee and Flowers: Ruta de las Flores in El Salvador

Volcanoes are, obviously, destructive. But like most forces of nature, they create as well...and create some things of magnificent beauty. Such is the case in El Salvador, a tiny country...

Gear Review: Eagle Creek’s Flip Switch Wheeled Backpack

My last backpack was getting pretty pathetic; after seven years and many journeys throughout the world, I was ready to retire it after my last trip to India in November....

The Route of Peace: El Salvador

El Salvador brings to mind, for most everyone over 25 years of age, the very recent civil war that it experienced. Traveling in this country for the past two weeks,...

Charming and Artsy San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

I have spent the past week in this gorgeous little colonial town tucked in the mountains of Central Mexico—an artist's haven. One of my favorite things about San Miguel is...

Travels and Blogging in Review

Well, it's the end of another year—and for me, the end of many more adventures around the world. I thought I would recap my year in travel, as well as...

Top 5 Reasons to Volunteer on your Travels

This Sunday, I set out for my seventh trip to India, each of which has included a week's stay at a children's home in the northeastern state of Odisha. In...

Andrew McCarthy on Taking the Longest Way Home

I've never understood the derision that sometimes accompanies the idea of "finding oneself." I've also had problems understanding the notion that some people have that taking off to travel the...

Three Great Stays in San Antonio

I love San Antonio. It's a great city to visit, and since it's just over an hour's drive from my home I visit somewhat frequently. It holds some of my...

The Joy of Eating Your Way Around the World

I love to travel. I love to eat. I love to cook. To me, one of the highlights of traveling is enjoying the local food in different places around the...

The Top 5 Inspirational People I’ve Met in my Travels

One of the things I most love about exploring the world is delving into vastly different cultures, traditions and beliefs—and seeing all the similarities underneath this, that bind us together...

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