Exploring the science and mythology of the most recently created land on Earth:
The Secret Life of Lava
http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/On-the-Big-Island-the-secret-life-of-lava-10919001.php
There’s no time like the present to show the world that Americans aren’t all shmucks.
Travel in the Age of Trump
https://ethicaltraveler.org/2017/03/travel-in-the-age-of-trump/
Plastic car and spaceship models were a huge part of my adolescence—it was very cool to see who puts them together.
Part & Recreation: The Hidden World of Plastic Models
https://craftsmanship.net/parts-recreation/
From Pryor, OK to Oakland, CA in a tiny, open-cockpit AirCam. One of my wildest trips ever.
A View That Puts Window Seats to Shame
http://www.bbc.com/travel/bespoke/story/20150424-a-view-that-puts-window-seats-to-shame/
Nepal’s physical and spiritual recovery, six months after the awful April 2015 earthquake.
Nepal: We Shall Rise Again
http://www.travelweekly.com/Asia-Travel/Nepal-We-shall-rise-again
Crossing no man’s land to visit the most photographed geographic feature on Earth—
Arizona’s Remote, Gorgeous Wave
http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Visiting-Arizona-s-remote-gorgeous-Wave-4098234.php#photo-3814487
Getting an education from the amazing Bobby Seale, at the Oakland Museum of California.
The Black Panthers at 50
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/black-panthers-were-founded-50-years-ago-and-their-influence-hasnt-waned-180960940/
How a 10-year-old Sherpa girl in an earthquake refugee camp blew my mind.
A Story of Rebirth in Nepal
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160311-a-story-of-reincarnation-in-nepal
Nepal’s tragic earthquake had a silver lining: Amid the rebuilding, traditional arts flourished.
Artistic Revival in the Wake of Nepal’s Massive Quake
http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Artistic-revival-in-wake-of-Nepal-s-massive-7330606.php
A tale about how Seacology worked to save the golden-maned langurs of Vietnam’s Cat Ba Island.
Monkeying Around
http://www.perceptivetravel.com/issues/0906/greenwald.html
A first trip to Israel is always an awakening, for better and worse.
Sabbath in Jerusalem
http://www.sfgate.com/magazine/article/ISRAEL-Of-Wine-and-Walls-Sabbath-in-Jerusalem-2691177.php