Making a glass lampwork elephant (Thailand)
This is the little glass elephant I made with Backstreet Academy in Chiang Mai Thailand. Classes like this are available...
Toledo Railway Station
The Toledo Railway Station in Toledo is a beautiful brick building that is a great introduction to the beauty of...
Chichen Itza’s dizzying heights (Mexico)
Chichen Itza is a Mayan city, where you used to be able to climb the temple and then be terrified...
The Land of Big Trees (USA)
Sequoia National Park and King’s Canyon National Park have many huge sequoias. Where else can you drive through a tree?...
Casa Mila (La Pedrera) and Casa Batllo – discord on all sides
I learned a lot on my private early morning small-group tour of Casa Mila. We had access to the building...
Beijing, China: The Temple of Heaven (a must see)
The Temple of Heaven is a sizable temple complex in Beijing. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Like...
Whirling dervishes of Turkey
I went to a Mevlevi Order sema ceremony while in Konya Turkey and it’s mesmerizing. No pictures were allowed though....
Ollantaytambo (Peru)
Ollantaytambo is a fortified Incan area with terraces for farming with irrigation. There are also still storehouses from that time...
It's a little bit crazy, and a lot Muslim Quarter, Xi'an (China)
When you leave the Drum Tower area in Xi’an, you basically are right next to the Muslim Quarter, which is...
