Category: Mindful Travel
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Trekking with Jane Goodall’s Chimpanzees
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I remember as a child watching Public Television specials about Jane Goodall and the amazing work she was doing in Tanzania’s jungles, researching them and documenting them and living with them, unafraid. I never dreamed I’d be so lucky as to end up in Gombe National Park myself one day,…
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Enjoying Japanese Onsen Hot Springs: Everything All Visitors Should Know
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Much of this information comes from my OnsenJapan.net page, so those of you wanting more info should be sure to head over there. Hot springs, water heated deep in the earth by volcanic activity, have been elevated to near art form in Japan. Known as onsen, the word encompasses the…
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5 Insider Tips about buying Mexican Hamacas (Hammocks)
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I arrived in Yucatán, Mexico, in 2005, bright eyed and bushy tailed, and one of my top goals was to buy myself a quality hammock. (Full disclosure, I now have about 8 or so. I’m kind of an expert at this point.) I’d gotten one in Mexico City years ago…