Travel

By Emily King

I am not afraid to admit that I am jealous of Americans who hold true to their cultural backgrounds. They just seem to have so much more fun than “the mutts” that is, those of us who claim wacky fractions: “Well, I’m about a quarter German, an eighth Welsh; I think like another eighth Turkish…or is it Romanian?”  

Words & Pics by David Lee

The tour operator, Muzaffar Shah picked me up from the hotel the day I arrived in Delhi. On leaving the hotel’s gates, I was immediately plunged into the chaos that is India, a place that is most spectacular in every way from the povert to the national monuments. The temperature in Delhi in June is near 110 degrees, and the air is dust dry (much like August in Phoenix). Outside the hotel gates there were people absolutely everywhere; milling about on the side of the road; packed 20 at a time into three wheeled tri-shaws; jammed by the dozens onto truck beds; standing in corrugated tin shacks selling every imaginable product from dried fruit and spices to blow driers and waffle irons. Of course, if you have seen or read anything about India, this is exactly what you expect, but it still shocks the senses.

by Ray Pearson

It’s difficult not to fall in love with the food and spirits of Celtic regions. Spanning 1200 miles from Scotland to Spain and hugging the Atlantic coast of Western Europe, today’s Celtic regions offer an impressive array of gastronomic wonders and diverse drink. Bottom line: the Celtic regions have a rich, pervasive history; names that sound like they are from Middle Earth; and take great pride in their spirits. Let’s take a quick tour.

by Peggy Markel

Colors can be seen at night by a full Amalfitana moon. Off to the nearby village of Praiano, suspended between the mountains and the sea, our mouths water as we approach a dimly lit piazza by the small sea port surrounded by cliffs. Colored boats and nets line the shore as old men, looking more like crustaceans than humans, sit around tables playing cards, listening to the sea. They are waiting for calm when they will jump in their boats and paddle out for the catch.