Giving Alms Respectfully While in Laos March 12th, 2013 • by Karen Cleary It’s a picture postcard sight: a long line of orange-clad monks proceeding down a main street collecting alms from the town’s Buddhist faithful. Increasingly, tourists are flocking to witness the spectacle in Luang Prabang. Follow these simple guidelines to help keep your experience as unobtrusive to others as possible. This will help keep the alms… Read More »
The Mother-Daughter Trip February 12th, 2013 • by Karen Cleary College kids have the cross-country road trip. Grads backpack through Europe and the Himalayas. These are rights of passages for many young people, and are full of meaning beyond being able to say “I’ve been there.” But there is another right-of-passage trip that doesn’t get as much attention: the Mother-Daughter trip. I have been fortunate… Read More »
Stay at a Boutique Farmhouse on Boundless Journeys' Ancient Sicily Tour February 6th, 2013 • by Deborah Tobey The food, wine, sea, countryside and ancient archeological sites of Southern Sicily make the boutique hotel La Foresteria the perfect place in which to experience all the very best of the island, both past and present. Situated in the countryside of Menfi, the estate stands on a hill overlooking the surrounding vineyards and olive groves,… Read More »
Captivating Myanmar, March 2013 January 28th, 2013 • by Matt Holmes As the temperatures drop well below zero degrees here in Vermont, I am looking forward to throwing together a summer wardrobe for my upcoming trip to Myanmar. There is a feeling of comfort and excitement for me when I prepare for a journey; the awareness that I will be leaving everything behind and going with… Read More »
Going Green in the Galapagos December 7th, 2012 • by Deborah Tobey Boundless Journeys’ strongly believes in choosing travel partners who support local communities and actively work to preserve cultural traditions and natural habitats. One of our valued partners in the Galapagos Islands, Ecoventura, is a recognized leader in responsible tourism through its core commitment to the on-going sustainability of the Islands. This fall Ecoventura launched a… Read More »