Articles tagged with travel

The first time you share tea with a Balti, you are a stranger. The second time you take tea, you are an honored guest. The third time you share tea, you are family, and for our family, we are prepared to do anything, even die.

(Haji Ali)

And so the unsung hero of this multi-award-winning book, Dr. Greg Mortenson, became an integral part of the Balti people's family. In essence, looking back at all the trials and tribulations endured by Mortenson during his 13 year...

When I first heard of the title, I wasn't the least bit interested in reading a self-obsessed woman's spiritual journey across three countries which each coincidentally began with the all too selfish letter "I". Then again, that's exactly what the book's description read out - can you blame me? Still, I went ahead and picked up Elizabeth Gilbert's "Eat, Pray, Love"; let's just say I became her in less than half a page.

The entire...