Winter for many can be the worst time of the year, especially if you live in the upper half of the northern hemisphere. The days become shorter, while nights seem to stretch on into eternity. Walking outside is bitter cold, to the point where one’s fingers and toes become numb, only to painfully come back [...]
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The Enlightened Traveller
When we travel we affect ourselves as well as other people around us. Here are some tips on how you can make sure you’re respecting the culture you’re visiting, and still having a good time.
St. Valentine’s Day
Benjamin serenading a little girl in a Lao, Black-Hmong village. When I was a little girl, I always looked forward to Valentine’s Day. It was the day when everyone would pass out valentines and hershey’s chocolate kisses to everyone else. The whole week before we would spend time constructing little mailboxes that we would stick [...]
Ten Books That Will Inspire You to See the World
There are few things that inspire one to travel as much as a good book. Here, I’ve decided to list some of my favourite books that involve travelling, and places around the world. Hopefully, some of these will inspire you too. 1. Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan – Jamie Zeppa [...]
Winterlude 2012
Winter for many can be the worst time of the year, especially if you live in the upper half of the northern hemisphere. The days become shorter, while nights seem to stretch on into eternity. Walking outside is bitter cold, to the point where one’s fingers and toes become numb, only to painfully come back [...]
Website Makeover and Updates
Hello friends! We’re currently in the process of doing a major overhaul of and Elsewhere, which should make it easier to find articles, and improve your experience of being on the website. While this is a much needed update, we currently have a few hiccups on our current content. For one, the images from previous [...]
Video Preview of South East Asia
Hey everyone, This is just a preview of the clips I have. I can’t promise how soon I’ll be able to finish editing the rest of the Thailand clips, but I’ll be posting other videos from other wonderful travels in the next month. Hope you enjoy! – Benjamin
