Traveling in India
I just love to share your adventures, travels, and life experiences here with others of like mind. Today I have a special treat for everyone who is interested in traveling to India or has been there…
“Travel as a Political Act” by Rick Steves
Yes, the same Rick Steves you see on PBS travelogues! I did a double-take, too. Couldn’t imagine this mild mannered guy taking on politics in any guise, but found to my delight that he and I thing alike! What are the chances of that? Really, really think alike and I now have someone I can quote rather than tell you what I think, which is not really something that interests me—at all. So, the following comes from Rick’s intro to the book and is exactly what I think, too…believe it or not. I will … what I do not fully endorse or feel is too time consuming for you to read here. Please get the book if you want to get a feel for how to see the world and increase your love of life at the same time.
Good news from Ecuador
Got the following note from Micky about the folks we met last year in Ecuador....
50 Most Inspiring Travel Quotes of All Time
Reflect on your own relationship to traveling and what it has taught you, and then check out the following list of reasons given by men and women from all times and climes. REMEMBER… One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things. --Henry Miller
Egyptian pharaohs' tombs may close
Called to The Middle East in January, we concluded the trip to Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Red Sea cruise with an extensive visit to Egypt to view the antiquities. I regret that I have yet to share the trip due to health problems, but perhaps one day I will catch up on my e-zine, “Where in the World is Ruth Lee Now?” Must say I am glad we got to visit Tut’s tomb, but Nefertiti’s tomb was closed to visitors. Thank you Kathy for spotting this article.
Flying Too High For Me
Man can now fly like kites (the bird kind) and live to take videos of it. So amazing that you have to see it to believe it! I was scared beyond comfort watching cliff divers in Acapulco years ago and viewing these foolhardy guys really got to me.
Must Read for anyone visiting NYC
Many thanks to Millicent for sending in this great travelogue of her visit to New York over the Memorial Day weekend. What did you do then? Let's hear all about it here!
Just seven days left...
Doncha hate it when people are so dramatic and say the same stuff over and over again? If you do, then you skip ahead or turn the dial or miss what is said. For this reason, i never use such phrases--until now.
Today i can honestly say there are only seven days left of the Early Bird Special that entails gifts from me valued at $400 if you register for the last retreat i intend to ever create. There are five more women out there somewhere who are to be reached by me, but i have no idea where they are, as usual.
Our Dream Quest this Septemeber in Tucson is unlike anything i have ever done, but will help everyone who attends and those they affect later in life. It will be fun, obviously, and it will be at a gorgeous place, as always, but it will not be like anything else i have done in the past!
You have until May 30 to sign up and get great gifts, as well as save more money!
For full details, click here: www.retreatandrefresh.com
Intro to Alaska Tourism in March
Our good friend and Blog correspondent, Cheryl, visited Alaska 3/12-18 /09 on a tour with University of California alumni to view Aurora Borealis. Unfortunately, I cannot include pictures, but I can share what she wrote about her adventure in the Far North.
Day 22 - Home Again, Home Again Jiggity Jig!
Fly out of Cairo at 8:50 AM on a 5 hour 10 minute non-stop flight to London. We arrive at Heathrow at 12:00 PM and quickly leave at 1:30 again on British Airways for our long 9 hour 50 minute flight to Miami International where we will arrive at 6:20 PM.
Day 21 - Overland to Cairo
This morning we will have breakfast and then check out of our hotel to begin a drive back to Cairo. About 60 miles west of Alexandria we'll stop at the small village of El-Alamein, scene of two major battles between the British and the Germans in 1942.
