We’ve landed on Crete, the almost-southernmost island of Greece.
Audrey Scott
Girls from Around the World, A Girl Effect Slideshow
We offer the following slideshow of girls we've met during our around the world travels in support of The Girl Effect, an organization whose goal is to promote awareness of girls’ issues around the world and to highlight the benefits of investing in girls as a means to poverty alleviation, better public health and community development.
What is American Food? A World View
“We would like to eat American food. You know, you are American, so it would be great if we could try American food with you.” — A dinner request from our Iranian CouchSurfing guests a few weeks ago in Berlin.
Dan and I looked at each other, deer in headlights. American food? What's that?
Visiting the Mayan Ruins of Tikal, Guatemala
Stand in the middle of the Grand Plaza between Temple I and Temple II at Tikal, Guatemala and imagine what life must have been like in this Mayan city over 1,200 years ago when Tikal was at its peak. The size of the temples and surrounding acropolis indicate that this must have been a rich and sophisticated city-state. Yet the ruins are only partially exposed and understood, as thick rain forest still covers most of the park.
And the grand mystery remains: Why was Tikal abandoned in 900 AD?
Bangladesh Village Homestay: Becoming One of the Family
This is the story of a homestay experience in rural Bangladesh — and a young woman who hopes to be Prime Minister one day.
My Big Fat American Passport
Oh, if our passports could talk! A quick look at the numbers and some stories and lessons behind my newly-fattened American passport.
Tanzania Highlights: A Slideshow
Banana beer and biryani. Night markets and nutmeg. Kilimanjaro and Kendwa beach. Safaris and Stone Town. Zanzibar and zebras. Maasai and Manyara.
This is Tanzania in three weeks. See it all in the slideshow below.
Maasai in Tanzania: Sharing Fears, Killing a Cobra
An Egyptian cobra pays an unexpected visit to a Maasai village and makes us realize that we share a fear of poisonous snakes — and that we're all more alike than we first thought.
“There’s an Egyptian cobra in one of the huts.”
On Safari: If Africa’s Animals Were Motivational Speakers
A few life lessons we picked up from the animals of Tanzania’s big safari parks: Serengeti, Lake Manyara and Ngorongoro Crater.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Essential Gear, Routes and Preparation
How do I prepare for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro? What gear and hiking essentials will I need? Which Kilimanjaro route should I choose? What do I need to do to train or prepare for the hike? How best to avoid (or manage) altitude sickness? Read on for answers to all these questions about climbing Mount Kilimanjaro to help you successfully get to the summit.