First it was a single orange-and-black butterfly fluttering over our heads. That single appearance turned into bunches of the colorful […]
The amazing allure of train travel
There’s something magical about a train trip. And I don’t mean those touristy rides on old-fashioned narrow-gage tracks or rides […]
Tales of Birth and Death
The morning sun illuminated an other-worldly landscape that seemed to glow in an ethereal light. Lake Titicaca stretched out before […]
The Gift of a Condor
The white thunderclouds are building over the barren mountains casting dark shadows on the brown silhouetted hillsides of rock as […]
Locating the Inca
In many ways, a trip to Peru is tracing the history of the genocide of a culture. Most visitors come […]
Sounds of the Jungle
In the years to come the one thing that will stand out most distinctly when I recall the Amazon are […]
The plight of street children
The tiny girl with inky tousled hair who is clad in a dirt-smudged red dress has already seen far too […]
The people’s artwork
Some of the most striking examples of Pakistan’s folk art are found not in the galleries of its major cities […]
Sampling Pakistan cuisine
If you don’t like it hot, then get out of a Pakistani kitchen. At least that’s the lesson […]
Artistic expression in Pakistan
The traditional use of art in South Asia has helped the myriad of cultures that inhabit the region distinguish themselves […]
Rambling Around 