Resources
13 Things I Learned About Adventure Travel
After 20-odd, sometimes odd, but overwhelmingly wondrous years, I've retired from trip and trek leading. Lately I've been ruminating on some of the things I learned (often the hard way, as many of my fellow travelers will attest). Click here to read more...
Bargaining Byways
Bargaining is a wonderful way to dive into and swim around in a culture. And the great majority of Asian sellers make it fun, both because fun is good business and because of the hearty Asian traditions of respect and courtesy. Click here to read more...
How to be an (Adventure) Traveler
"Adventure Travel" (which, as Gary Wintz points out below, is "just travel to places the mega-developers haven't gotten to yet") is much in the news these days. Not long ago Newsweek gave it a fluffy cover story, and magazines from Conde Nast Traveler to Modern Maturity are tracking the trend toward the exotic, the far off, the less visited. Click here to read more...
How to Buy a Rug
Purchasing a carpet in Asia or Africa can be one of the most delightful, frustrating, maddening, and rewarding experiences you will have on your journey. Click here to read more...
Should We/You Travel to Countries With Despotic Governments?
Or, to intensify the question: Should we encourage you to travel to such countries? We think so, but we've given the question much thought, and have respect for those who disagree. Click here to read more...