Using the words Maya and Mayan and knowing the difference between the two is not a simple concept for an English speaking brain. These two words are ...
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Ek Balam: The Black Jaguar
Originally published in 2005. 'Why would I want to see Ek Balam?', I asked one of the guys who was staying at the hostel in Merida. This ancient ...
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Tourist, Traveler, Pilgrim
Originally published a while ago ... Often I have asked the question of my readers, my twitter followers, and my friends in real life, Why do you ...
The artist-at-large Challenge
For fourteen years - or so - I've been asking you all to go out and explore cultures with eyes open. I wasn't kidding. So many people travel with ...
How To Speak Alien
I love the idea of space travel as much as the next guy. I love the idea of star family visitors even more. I would think that if they can make it ...
Short Update Going Into June
Caterpillars eventually turn into butterflies, after sleeping and shedding and morphing into a creature with beautifully designed wings made from ...
The No Cell Phone Zone
I don't own a cell phone. Why is that? It's very simple. I don't want one. I really don't. And in case you are thinking that I am that much ...
Berkeley Wisteria
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The Art Of Using Public Restrooms
Traveling through life as I do, in a tricked out VW bus, I have daily opportunity to experience public restrooms all over the town where I currently ...
Writing Travel: Advice For Everyone
When I was seventeen, my career goal was to be a travel photographer and an artist and a writer. I couldn't make up my mind if I wanted to go to ...