The world is filed with stories. Every culture has myths and legends to explain all facets of it’s history. From the ancient creation myths, to legends of founders and heroes, these stories shed valuable insight into the basic beliefs of each society.
As we move forward in our evolution, modern man finds many scientific explanations for past myths. Ancient texts and legends lead to explor...
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I woke with this marble head in my hands;
It exhausted my elbows and I don’t know where to put it down.
George Seferis (1900-1971)
George Seferis, diplomat and Nobel Prize poet, knew that it’s not easy being Greek, not easy to bear the weight of history, myth, and legend. Yet it is a destiny that is inescapable.
Even the visitor, slipping on the ancient stones of th...
It may be difficult to believe that the solitary little island slumbering serenely in northern Italy’s beautiful Lake Como could be cursed. Yet, local legend is borne out by Isola Comacini’s bloody history. Since the time of the ancient Romans and through World War II, this speck of land has suffered as invading armies claimed it first for one country then...
The journey along an ancient trade route from Xi’an to Lanzhou to Dunhuang, through what was once known as Chinese Turkistan, over the Karakoram Pass and into India recalls a dedicated monk’s real-life travails and excites the imagination of adults and children alike: an enticing mix of the Wild West and the Arabian Nights.
“Zen tries to dismantle all the useless things you have acquired,
to unburden you, to create an openness
in which you can experience existence again.” Alan Watts
Ask Lucy Guerrero what Zen flash she gained in Japan and she will tell...
Vietnam is an unusual place in that it has the ability to evoke strong images for people who have not yet set one foot inside this beautiful country. The reasons behind this lie in a vision of Vietnam that is indelibly linked to war, and one which suffers in the West from a legacy of conflict perpetuated by the Hollywood dream machine.
Maya Carvings on El Castillo, Xunantunich, Belize. Taken by Jennifer Robertson
"It lay before us like a shattered bark in the midst of the ocean, her masts gone, her name effaced, her crew perished, and none to tell whence she came, to whom she belonged, how long on her voyage, or what caused her destruction."
It was barely even a town, housing fewer than a thousand people on a regular basis and those were generally considered to be only priests and their attendants. Even then, it was only inhabited for half a century, before the apparently ravages of plague and the falling of an empire made it disappear into history.
“To boldly go where no tourists have gone before.” That was the offer made by Jimmy Aguirre, the official guide/go-for/handyman of AmeriSpan’s language school in Cusco, Peru. Jimmy is also a tourism student at the Instituto Superior Tecnologico Antonio Moreno. As part of their thesis project called Jakuchu (“Let’s Go!” in Quechua), he...
Sixty years in the aftermath of the most devastating war in human history, a group of world leaders met in San Francisco to sign a document they hoped would make the second half of the twentieth century very different from the first.
That document was the United Nations Charter. The birth of the United Nations came about because these...
Far across the sea lies a small island - always windswept, often rainswept, rarely sun-kissed – whose friendly inhabitants have erected stone statues to honour their ancestors and their legendary heroic deeds.
But you want to read about Ireland – not Easter Island.
The celebration of Midsummer is especially popular throughout Europe, with festivities beginning on Midsummer Eve which include lighting bonfires, especially on mountaintops, dancing and leaping over fires, and other ancient customs. It probably originated in ancient times as a worship of the sun, with the fires representing the power of the sun. The bonfires were...
Travelers to and from the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico and Canada will be required to have a passport or other secure, accepted document to enter or re-enter the United States. This is a change from prior travel requirements and will affect all United...
Tibetan Expeditions offers travelers a great opportunity to experience the artistic, religious and historical traditions of this fabulous country. Tibet is a magical kingdom filled with myths and legends. Special emphasis is placed on attending traditional and religious festivals as well as local events so travelers can meet the people and learn in-depth about the unique religious and cultural heritage of the area.
