Tag: peace
Authentic Luxury Travel Wins Gold
Authentic Luxury Travel – yes, this site – just won Gold in the Best Website Category of the SATW Western Chapter writing competition. I’m honored – and grateful. The site has taken on a new and improved dimension with the addition of trip reports and guests posts from readers. For this, I thank all of […]
Bhutan: An Insider’s Guide
This guest post was contributed by Zach Collier. In 1997 during a backpacking trip in Asia, I had my first glimpse of Nepal while trekking and kayaking around the Himalayas. Like many visitors to this area of the globe, I found myself entranced with the rich history of Buddhism and the stories of the Dalai […]
Giving Back While Traveling
Guests from Phinda Forest Lodge help to support this primary school in South Africa. What do the Dalai Lama, Michael McCarthy, and I have in common? We all believe that it’s important for travelers to show respect for other cultures. For the Dalai Lama, that recently meant eating poi in Hawaii. Last month, I was a […]
Authentic travel – fun for us, good for the world
If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you know that my mission is to connect affluent travelers with real, not touristy, experiences. In fact – and I’m not taking credit for it – “authentic luxury travel” has become a significant trend in the travel industry. Thoughtful travelers everywhere are savoring local cultures without […]
