As the coronavirus sweeps the planet with all its sad news and darkness, it is juxtaposed against clear skies, transparent waters, whales and fish returning. Bees pollinating apple blossoms on beaming branches. Within just a few weeks, birdsong is no …
Last night, as I sat by our fire pit and saw the large pink super moon rise over the Seattle skyline, I hoped that its glow would provide some comfort through the windows of the hospitals and clinics where front line …
Our Jon Cleary Music Project to Cuba that has been in the works since last spring just completed in Havana this past month, and it was a big success! Huge thank you to Horns to Havana for their work with the …
Photo by Lara Leimbach PhotographyYes. Some restrictions will apply. On June 5th, a new Cuba policy change was made by the US government yet again. After a 6 decade …
Sandra (on left) joined the small group of Cross Cultural Journeys travelers on our most recent trip to Morocco, April 26 – May 7th, 2019.
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful impressions of Morocco with us!
To join …
Posted by Cilla Utne
A couple of years ago, I had the privilege to lead a trip to Cuba blues guitar Maestro Taj Mahal and friends. It was a musical and photographic intercultural experience that the 40 travelers will never …
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 …
Testimonial from Billy Puckett and Rita Pierce
“What gets us in trouble is not what we don’t know, it’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so.”
— Mark Twain
On my 8 trips to Cuba over …
A rainbow greets our arrival at the Hotel Nacional
By Cilla Utne, CEO
The heavy doors to the big back patio swing open, and a warm ocean breeze sweeps through. Stepping out of the cool, air-conditioned art deco …
