Tokyo Train Tales

Written March 2003, when I clearly discovered my love of alliterated titles…   Trains are the way of travel in Japan. My family and I used them countless times during our week-long trip over Spring Break. We bought a JR Pass (Japan Railway) that allowed us unlimited first class travel…

Voluntourism: My experience in Cambodia

Voluntourism is “the conscious, seamlessly integrated combination of voluntary service to a destination and the best, traditional elements of travel — arts, culture, geography, history and recreation — in that destination.” Source: http://www.voluntourism.org   In 2011, I guest-lectured at the University of Queensland for an undergraduate Tourism class on my experience with…