The Mayan Cosmovision
Guest blog post by Hilda Resch, of Tulan Kan:
The base of the ancient Mayan wisdom is their calendar, the Tzol-Kin. A month has 20 days and each day carries a specific quality. All their knowledge and wisdom …
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Good News: Cuba Travel is Still Legal
On November 9, the Trump administration issued new rules on travel to Cuba for U.S. citizens. The good news: Cuba travel is still completely safe and legal.
There were no big surprises in the new rules. The same 12 categories …
Cuba: Still the Safest Country for U.S. Travelers
Cuba is the safest country in the western hemisphere (and possibly the world) for foreign travelers, despite the recent reports of health incidents affecting U.S. diplomats in Havana. In addition to taking thousands of Americans to the island since 1998, …
Statement Regarding US State Department Warning on Cuba Travel and Drawdown of Embassy Staff
Cross Cultural Journeys condemns the US State Department’s September 29 advisory warning Americans to avoid traveling to Cuba due to the “sonic attacks” that have reportedly affected the health of 21 US embassy personnel in Havana. The State Department has …
US Travel Association Opposes Trump Administration’s Cuba Travel Warning and Pullout of Embassy Staff
US Travel Association Opposes Trump Administration’s Cuba Travel Warning and Pullout of Embassy Staff
September 30, 2017, Havana, Cuba – Meeting here, RESPECT, the largest association of US orga denizers of travel to Cuba unanimously rejected the Trump Administration’s Cuba …
Cuba After Hurricane Irma: The Storm’s Impact and How You Can Help
Like many of you, we watched in horror last weekend as Hurricane Irma marched slowly across island after island in the Caribbean, including our beloved Cuba. Irma made landfall there as a deadly Category 5 storm, one of the most …
PRESS RELEASE: Motorcycle Diaries Redux: Tour Che Guevara’s Cuba by bike
Moto-journalist Christopher P. Baker leads 12-day, 1,200-mile journey exploring Cuba through the eyes of revolutionary (and famed biker) Che Guevara (Oct 22-Nov 2, 2017)
SEATTLE (29 June 2017) Acclaimed Cuba expert and moto-journalist Christopher P. Baker will lead a one-of-a-kind …
Cuba Travel Still Legal: Trump Order Only Bans Individual Travel. Group Travel Still Allowed.
President Trump signed an executive order on Friday, June 16, 2017, that rolls back much of the progress the Obama administration made to ease the failed economic embargo of Cuba and facilitate greater trade and travel to the island. …
Foggy Morning in Myanmar
By Carla White
I awake in the pre-dawn hours in the town of Nyaung Shwe, about a mile north of the famous Burmese landmark: Inle Lake. I have such anticipation for the day ahead. My trip to Myanmar is …
