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Mali’s Festival Au Desert Starts January 6

By Renee Blodgett on January 4, 2011 in Africa, Events, Festivals, Mali, Photos

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Created in January 2001, the Festival Au Desert is held every year in the North of Mali, usually in Essakane, two hours from Timbuktu although sometimes it is held directly in Timbuktu. Organized by AITMA and EFES Associations...

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The Hang for Musical Creativity

By Renee Blodgett on January 4, 2011 in Europe, Featured, North America, Photos, Switzerland, USA, Videos

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Recently, my friend Matt Venuti played a beautiful solo in a small private setting in San Francisco. The solo was performed on an unusual rare instrument called the Hang, created in Switzerland. Below is a...

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Teaching in China: 12 Tips for Living Abroad

By Carrie Kellenberger on January 4, 2011 in Asia, China, Featured, Photos

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Thinking of teaching in China? The ESL industry in China is booming and the demand for qualified English teachers is going up every day. If you’re one of the thousands of ESL teachers who have...

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Amazing People You Meet On Your Travels

By Lainie Liberti on January 4, 2011 in All Countries, Events, Festivals, Photos

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What make our travel experiences so special are the people we meet along the way. These wonderful people were a source of inspiration to us, all living amazing lives. Some were volunteering, some were creating...

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Ready for Some Cured Olives?

By Leen Al Zaben on January 4, 2011 in Amman, Jordan, Middle East, Photos

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Cured olives were the reason I started this blog.  Not any cured olives, but my grandmother’s cured olives in specific. Words cannot describe how they taste, so I won’t even try. But I will tell...

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On German Biergartens

By Puneet Sidhu on January 4, 2011 in Europe, Events, Festivals, Germany, Munich, Photos

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So, this one time I’m in Munich catching up on some browsing in and around the Bavarian capital. I sense a certain je ne sais quoi in the air, as well as, a steady swell...

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Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Taxing But Not Technical

By Jade Scully on January 4, 2011 in Africa, East Africa, Photos, Tanzania

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Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest peak and the highest free-standing, snow-covered equatorial mountain in the world. Unlike most other great peaks, Kilimanjaro has the distinction of being accessible to anyone with a moderate fitness level;...

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Best Scuba Diving Sites in Africa

By Jade Scully on January 3, 2011 in Africa, Cape Town, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Featured, Mozambique, Photos, Seychelles, Southern Africa, Sudan, Tanzania

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If you’re a total water baby and prefer spending your time submerged along a coral reef or following exotic-looking fish around then you must be a scuba diver. Some of the most magical coasts to...

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