Wednesday, April 15, 2009

What You See May Not Be What You Think

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While sitting one evening around the fire with a group of Tuareg men, Sahara nomads bound from Niger to Lybia with c...
Sunday, April 12, 2009

Not all Honey is Easy to Get

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My wife hates to go to the supermarket. “It’s so boring,” she complains. Yes, but how convenient! Martha did not always feel like that. When...

Back from Colombia

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I’m back from Colombia. Had a great trip. Better than I expected. The country is back to better times. And the people are as friendly as eve...
Monday, February 16, 2009

Saying Good-bye for a While

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I must say good-bye for a while. I’ll be flying to Colombia in the next two days to work on a new magazine story. I lived in that country fo...
Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Travel Can Save Money--a Lot Sometimes

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How a Peru Trip Cut my Dentist’s Bill by Nearly 80% after Travel Expenses Don’t let the weak dollar keep you from traveling. There are still...
Friday, January 30, 2009

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Benin. Atakora Mountains near Boukombe. Somba initiate with antelope horns on her straw-woven cap and a white stone jutting down from a hole...

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Benin. Atakora Mountains near Boukombe. Somba initiate with antelope horns on her straw-woven cap and a white stone jutting down from a hole...

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Benin. Atakora Mountains near Boukombe. Held down by two women, including her mother, a little four-year-old Somba girl is undergoing face s...

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Benin: Barred From Access To My Car

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People ask me sometimes whether I have faced danger among tribal people. To this I respond that it is considerably safer living among them...