Diena (Latvia’s largest newspaper) – Jan. 2, 2003
MINSK, Belarus –As our tour van passes endless tracts of dilapidated, look-alike apartment buildings on the bumpy, pot-holed streets of Minsk, we ask…
Mass Transit; Tokyo, Japan
I’ve never climbed Mt. Everest, hiked the Inca Trail, or even bungee-jumped.
But after a great deal of trial and error, I have conquered (barely) one of…
Fulbright Scholar Program offers opportunity to teach overseas
Public Relations Tactics Magazine – August 2003
It was the first day of the semester at the University of Latvia and I…
A Hassle-Free and Luxurious Way to See Several Fascinating Countries
July/August 2001 -- Highroads Magazine
We were a week into our 10-day Baltic cruise, and the cruise director was…
Popular stop on Inside Passage cruise offers glaciers, wildlife and stunning scenery
East Valley Tribune – October 10, 1999
JUNEAU, Alaska – While we gape at a pair of…
Llama on the Loose; Machu Picchu, Peru
This diminutive creature lives in one of the most magnificent homes on earth. He (or she – I’m not really sure) is a…
Children on nature walk; Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland
Question: What do you get when you cross a Scandinavian with an Inuit?
Answer: A Greenlander. And in the case of these three little girls,…
Milestii Mici has world's largest wine cellar
The Arizona Republic – June 9, 2006
MILESTII MICI, Moldova - This is my kind of town.
There are 34 miles of streets, yet…
Nesting storks; Latvia
We’ve all heard the legend about storks -- that they bring babies. In fact, I think that’s what I was told when my younger brother was born. I was…