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Old Salem Moravian Settlement sign and fence
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A young charro boy sits astride a brown horse

Celebrate Day of the Dead in Puerto Vallarta

Celebrating Day of the Dead in Puerto Vallarta is a festive, weeks-long celebration of life that changed my perspective of death. In America, we mourn death and curse what it takes from us, but in Mexico, they take a different tack and celebrate the life once lived and practice intentional remembrance. That subtle shift makes a sad occurrence into a happy one, and the same event, an entirely different feeling across borders. Plus, it’s lively and beautiful to see. I...

Steinbeck house exterior

What You’ll See in Steinbeck’s Salinas Valley

I read “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck in middle school, and the story of Lenny and George never left me. I wondered a lot about Steinbeck’s Salinas Valley. Later, I read the “Grapes of Wrath,” “East of Eden,” and others. Because of these books, I felt I knew the place, though I’d never been there. That was about to change. As a nomad, I’d traveled throughout the United States for some time when I took the Pacific Coast...

Stonehenge, London, England

How to enjoy Stonehenge despite the crowds

For years, I fantasized about going to Stonehenge, standing among the stones, and receiving a message from the universe. I did go, but it wasn’t what I expected. It started with the tourist bus I took to get there. Is this really how people get to Stonehenge? I wondered. It turns out it was, me and a few thousand other people every day. Before I even got near to the famous place disappointment overtook me. It’s the standing rock version...

Sculpture of a nude female with her head thrown back and wings stands abover a series of colorful masoleums