If you like exotic, Yemen, one of the most exotic places on earth, may be for you. Admittedly, it is an unlikely destination – in the past, a country for the traveler rather than the tourist. And for some it may have the negative connotations of militant governments, civil wars and haven for terrorists. Read more…
Summer is the time for not staying at home, for going somewhere else instead and rearranging the patterns of our lives, if only temporarily. This is one of the reasons fall is such a comfortable season: In the autumn we return home, and prepare for cozy domestic, wintry rhythms. But, come springtime, we have stayed too close to home for too many months. Each sequential moment has become predictable: the buzz of the alarm clock, the puff of steam from your first cup of coffee, work, dinner, conversation, bed. Summertime represents our main chance to break away from routine. Read more…