Helping women with Kazuri beads (Nairobi, Kenya)
Kazuri Beads is well worth a stop if you have time in Nairobi, especially if you like well-made jewelry or...
Lions, jackals, and hyenas in the Maasai Mara (Kenya)
One of the most well known parks in Kenya, the Maasai Mara (also simply called The Mara) is a savannah...
Nairobi’s National Museum – Kenya
Nairobi’s National Museum is currently housed at the above building in Nairobi. It is soon moving to a much larger...
Uluru and the Red Center (Australia)
Sunset over Uluru (Ayer’s Rock) On the way to Uluru there are only a few “towns” between Alice Springs and...
Chicago River Cruise
The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Chicago River Cruise is great. Several companies offer tours of the Chicago River. The CAF tour...
Carpets unfurled; a kaleidoscope of color (Asia)
If you’ve been to the Jade shop or tea ceremony in China, the Argan oil store in Morocco or any...
Mono Lake and Tufa Towers, California
The otherworldly vistas at Mono Lake are stunning. The lake is very salty and alkaline so no fish live in...
St Peter’s Church’s jeweled saint skeleton and more (Munich, Germany)
St. Peter’s Church is just off Marienplatz square with its famous Glockenspiel. The church is beautiful inside as one would...
Cartagena’s churches, parks, doors, and kites (Colombia)
As you walk around the old area of Cartagena, you will see beautiful houses with bougainvillea or other floral vines...
