SCOTLAND: WHERE OLD TRADITIONS ARE ALIVE AND WELL TODAY
Ask anyone what they think of when they think of Scotland, and you’ll probably hear bagpipes, kilts, tartans, maybe Scottish Brogue and haggis (but more on that later). If the year were 1746, you would have heard the same thing. But it was in that year, after the Battle of Culloden, when the British decimated […]
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A VISIT TO STONEHENGE AND OTHER NEARBY ATTRACTIONS IN ENGLAND
A visit to London, England, is always filled with history, art and culture. Equally delightful are the numerous day trips that a visitor can embark on from London, with palaces, castles, gardens, scenic wonders and more, all merely a short train or bus ride away. On one such day trip from London, I too came away […]
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A VISIT TO GUAM: WHERE A LATTE IS NOT JUST AN ITALIAN COFFEE
Think about Easter Island and it’s a good bet that its iconic stone monoliths come to mind first. But they aren’t the only massive stone carvings on remote Pacific islands that have fascinated and puzzled archeologists, anthropologists, explorers and travelers for centuries. Nearly 7,600 miles farther west on the northern side of the equator lie […]
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A WHOLEHEARTED WELCOME IN BANGLADESH
We entered the dirt-lane village of the Garo people in northern Bangladesh unknown and unannounced but were received like long-lost family. Emerging from their bamboo and mud houses with tin roofs, people gathered around us. Plastic chairs, a small table and a pitcher of water and glasses appeared. My guide, Zia Islam, of Tours & […]
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