Finding and Losing Paradise in Wakatobi Marine Park
Hyperventilating is the secret – as you float on the surface of the warm turquoise waters, rapidly draw air in and out of your lungs to dive deeper and explore […]
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A Pilgrimage Into Darkness
Caves have always captured the human imagination. Dark, mysterious, and inhospitable they have been a place of exploration and worship. Often seen as a gateway to the spiritual world and […]
Cultivating Innovation
Impeccably clean, orderly, technologically advanced, and most strikingly green, modern Singapore is the perfect prototype in the age of design. Known as the garden city, Singapore’s visual impression is vivid, […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Across the Moskitia Coast
Under the thatched roof of a small stilted hut in the tiny jungle village of Las Marias we enjoyed a hearty lunch while our rafts were being deflated and loaded […]
Rio Platano Expedition: The Village of the River
The final morning the surrounding jungle was distinctively more radiant towering over the river. The sky had a bright cerulean glow and the green vegetation, round grey river rocks, and […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Among the Ancients
By our fourth day on the river, the skies had cleared, the river had widened, and the now smooth current did most of the work. The sections where the shoreline […]
All the Beauty of the Vineyard
Even if only seen for simple beauty, conservation on Martha’s Vineyard is vividly impressive. On this roughly 100 square mile island, many miles of walking path weave through majestic oak woodlands, gorgeous native prairies and […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Under the Canopy
Walking into the forest provided a sharp jolt to the senses. The light dimmed, the air became thick with moisture, and the silence was broken by the hum of insects […]
Rio Platano Expedition: Journey to the End of the Road
I have always been drawn towards the magnetism of truly wild places, those rare and disappearing enclaves that due to remoteness and landscape are still largely untamed by man. Places […]
Shamanism in the Land Where the Rainbow Gets its Colors
It was a cool sunny morning when we made our way up the hills surrounding Lago de Atitlan towards the village of San Pablo where we were to meet the […]
