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The secret is out.  Virtually overnight, Myanmar is on everyone’s hit list.  When Rudyard Kipling coined the phrase “this is Burma, and it will be quite unlike any land you know about”, he wasn’t kidding.  From the moment we 13 lucky ladies landed in Yangon, the former capital city of Myanmar, we knew we wereContinue reading “Burmese Days”

Everything is Beautiful and Tastes better in Italy.  Especially in the Fall when the crowds disappear just as the cool temps come in.   Maybe if I were born an Italian, I wouldn’t love the food so much just judging from my dislike of the Jewish cuisine.   For a little over a week, weContinue reading “Ciao Bella”

El Camino de Santiago–The Way of St James–is one of the most ancient walking routes in the world and still today people come from all over to engage in this pilgrimage for many different reasons with religious, spiritual or sport among the top 3.  The Way as it is often referred actually takes 40 daysContinue reading “Camino de Santiago”

As an alumni of Columbia University’s Teacher’s College a thousand years ago, I was asked to participate in their 125 year anniversary with a day long celebration of learning and reconnecting.   Ok maybe it wasn’t a thousand years ago but 26 years ago seems like that to me.  You Can Get There From Here:Continue reading “Academic Festival at Columbia University”

St. Bart’s, Saint Barth, St Barthelemy.  However you spell it, the entire 8 mile island (tattooed on this surfers back) in the Caribbean is paradise.  And if you’re lucky enough to have friends that live there hidden on top of a hill overlooking crystal clear waters surrounded by lush fruit and palm trees for shade, itsContinue reading “Magical St Barth”

Colombia is a country on the move.  And I can certainly attest to that as we were on the fast track from the moment we landed in the sweet cobbled streets of Cartagena, home to the literary maestro Gabriel Garcia Marquez, to our very last evening partying hard at the infamous Andres Carne de ResContinue reading “Colombia”

Welcome Home… the first words anyone says to you when you arrive at the gates and if you’re a first-timer as we were, they make you roll on the ground in the dust.  And then they tell you to have a good burn.  It’s been a week since my re-entry back from Burning Man asContinue reading “BURNING MAN”

The distance from Aspen to Crested Butte is 24 miles as the crow flies…we are not crows! If you’re in a hurry, the flight from Aspen to Crested Butte is 11 minutes.  But if you’re interested in a mother/son/dog bonding experience with some spectacular scenery and an awesome workout, there’s nothing like a 12 hourContinue reading “Crested Butte”

Yogi’s Unite for a donation-based exhilarating and inspiring class taught by my 2 favorite people and teachers in Aspen… Aaron King and Ashley Turner.  A glorious morning sun fueled the energy of this amazing community spirit to honor the work of Off the Mat Into the World, Cambodian Children’s Fund and AREDAY (American Renewal EnergyContinue reading “Yoga in Action Day”