Snowboarding on Mt. Erciyes in Cappadocia, Turkey by Tim Ghazzawi: When people ask me if I snowboard, my answer is never straightforward. It usually goes something like: “Well, I’ve been on a board before…” and the confidence in my voice melts away like winter. For years I’ve enjoyed the occasional […]
Skydiving Over Siquijor, Philippines by Tim Ghazzawi: When a plane door opens, one normally hopes the plane is on the ground. That wouldn’t be the case this time, I thought, as I listened to my instructor repeat the same set of steps three times over: “Hands on straps. Head back. […]
A Journey to the Underground River in Sabang, Philippines by Tim Ghazzawi: The taxi driver took two hours to navigate the five miles between the Manila airport and my hostel. A whiplash-inducing ride in stop-and-go traffic that saw us weave around buses and jeepneys (look em’ up!), motorbikes, regular bikes, […]
Scuba Diving in Coron, Philippines by Tim Ghazzawi: My instructor’s name was Richard aka Wizard aka Wiz. Tongue-pierced and tattooed, Wiz also wore a red ruby ring that he claims makes him a premier member of the San Miguel Brewing company. His phone’s background is a picture of him holding […]
An Unforgiving Return to Myanmar by Wildin Vanbik: The year was 2011. My brother, mother, and I were planning a trip to our native country of Burma or what is currently known as Myanmar. Both my brother and I were born there but came to the USA when we were […]
Memories of the Lantern Festival in Seoul, South Korea by Marion Andrew Humphrey, Jr.: I visited Seoul during my second year living abroad in Beijing. My college friend, Josh, had a great set-up as an elementary school English teacher in Korea, good pay and housing included. The country is home […]
A Hike Through Zhangjiajie National Forest Park by Stephen Thai: Our week in southern China began at the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, known for its towering rock formations that inspired the Hallelujah Mountains in James Cameron’s Avatar. As we explored the trails, a family of monkeys appeared beside us, including […]
Skiing in Nagano, Japan. Read Fatima’s story and check out pictures from her winter sports visit to the site of the 1998 Olympics.
A Day of Respite and Walk Through Ubud in Bali, Indonesia by Adam Ghazzawi: Our group was eight days in to our two-week trip through Bali. We’d all grown a bit weary from a packed itinerary and each needed a day to refuel before an ambitious sunrise hike up Mt. […]