Category: Adventure
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Cuba to USA: Welcome Back!
By Tracy L. Barnett For Westways Magazine It was my first walk down the Malecón, the famous seawall that has protected Havana for a century along the Straits of Florida. I ended up at a seaside café, where I met a friendly man with a baseball cap. He called himself John and showed me his…
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Castro’s Cuba – Before it’s too late
Kelly and Carmela Frels grew up in the Cold War era. The Cuban Revolution, the Bay of Pigs, and the standoff with the Soviet Union that nearly led to a nuclear war marked their lives profoundly. For John and Becky Luman, it all amounted to a footnote in history – something you learned about in…
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Vision Council calls to dreamers and doers from near and far
By Tracy L. Barnett For El Daily Post The Call of the Sage, which will culminate on the week of Nov. 21-28 in the intentional community of Teopantli Kalpulli south of Guadalajara, is the newest manifestation of the 25-year-old Vision Council-Guardians of the Earth. This loose-knit network of visionaries, artists and activists have traveled the…
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Enjoying the best, preparing for the worst
Patricia and Mark Rauch were planning a trip to Italy to celebrate a cousin’s 60th birthday, and they decided to explore a less-beaten path across the Adriatic Sea in Croatia. Rochelle and Alan Jacobson have always sought out exotic, challenging destinations far from tourist zones, so Myanmar had been on their list for a long…
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Común Tierra: A journey through sustainable communities of the Americas
(All photos courtesy of Común Tierra) Editor’s note: In November of 2010, as I was winding down my journey through the Americas, documenting sustainability initiatives in the 10 countries I visited, my path crossed with that of Ryan Luckey and Leticia Rigatti, the couple who make up Común Tierra. They were doing exactly what I…
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National Parks: Revisiting “America’s best idea”
Arches National Park (Neal Herbert photo courtesy of National Park Service) Historian and author Wallace Stegner once called the National Park System “America’s best idea.” Nearly a century after the park service was established, most who have had the privilege of visiting a few of our national parks would be sure to agree. Nothing captures…
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Our Father
Our father, who art in heaven Hallowed be thy name… One night not long after you had left us I stepped out onto the porch Of the house that you built With your own strong hands With the help of our mother And your brothers So many years ago I was confused There was your…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Costa Careyes
Part 5 of a series From the land, the cryptic entrance sign says it all: a question mark, followed by an exclamation point. From the sea, the first thing I noticed was a strange inverted dome perched atop a narrow tongue of land, a crystal-studded cup opening skyward upon a bridge of wave-pounded cliffs. La…
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Coasting along the Costalegre: Manzanilla and Tenacatita
Part 3 of a series We awoke early this morning and went to the wildlife refuge at the backside of Barra de Navidad, a place seldom frequented by tourists but a hotspot for migratory waterfowl. A beautiful place to watch the sunrise and the sometimes extraordinary birds that appear there; once I saw several very…