archives: Book Reviews

On the morning after International Women's Day, let's remember the most enlightened woman still under captivity in Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi.  More »

Classic works often contain surprising relevance to our own life and travels.  More »

Eight of the most amazing tales of survival ever written.  More »

Famous Author quiz. Who said: "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness." ?  More »

Mark Twain's wit, humor and knack for misadventure are so hilarious, his words remain fresh to this day.  More »

First things first. I didn’t actually read The Geography of Bliss. I wanted to, and I wanted to like it; I really did. The simplicity and crisp   More »

Joyce Major has accomplished one of the things I’ve been dreaming about my whole life (well, two if you count the whole writing a book thing).   More »

With a book in hand, travel becomes a two-fold adventure. Not only are you personally experiencing a new culture – you are simultaneously seeing  More »

Note: Read to the end for your chance at a fabulous prize! Maybe it’s because I’m female. Or maybe it’s because I’m a prude, o  More »

The return home rarely transports the traveler back to the place where his journey first began. To travel full-circle would entail the total absence   More »

Traveling solo is a dream for many, yet for women the idea is often quashed by friends and family who hope to keep them out of what they perceive as h  More »

The Buddha once said, “All living things, whether they know it or not, are following this Path.” The enlightened prince 500-some years b  More »