Sept 3, 2012: Forty-five days before I turn forty-five, I am asking you to join me in donating to Jewish World Watch (JWW) for the Solar Cooker Project to help forty-five families. I hope to find at least forty-five people willing to donate $5 to $45 (or more) in honor of my forty-fifth birthday so … Continued
One person really can make a difference. Join us to help with our current project, 45×45: Solar Cooker Project! We Said Do Good! 45 X 45: Solar Cooker Project Article about our project in WESTSIDE TODAY, listed as media coverage in the Charles Bronfman Prize: Sept 3, 2012: Forty-five days before I turn forty-five, I am … Continued
There is no reason to repeat the endless speculations about the pyramids of Giza that have circulated since the first visitors from Greece recorded their impressions 2000 years ago. The gigantic stone structures were built, and they exist still. These are the only two irrefutable facts. White stone originally encased the pyramids and they shined … Continued
Once again, Egypt has been in recent news; this time for an attack in the Sinai that has absolutely nothing to do with tourism, but is reported as yet another reason for tourists to stay home. The recent kidnapping of an American minister and two other tourists by Bedouin intent on gaining prison release of a family member was … Continued
Big Island, Hawaii We stopped at the hard, black lava rock road in my 4 wheel drive Tucson. While technically, my car was four wheel drive, it’s suspension was not high enough to handle most 4 wheel drive jobs on Big Island. After a few chunky clanks to the chassis, I backed out of the … Continued
by Lisa Niver Rajna Danny White is a young man who falls off the continent of Europe into Morocco, becoming a true vagabond. He begins his story in Descending the Cairo Side, “I didn’t know how long the journey would take, what exactly my route would be, or with whom I might share the adventure. … Continued
Harar street scene: Photo by Jack McGory The hyenas circled the perimeter of the alley, audibly gnashing their teeth and giving voice to low, guttural growls. Their feet padded softly on the dirt, but the animals’ smell overwhelmed even the fetid stink from the narrow alleyway, where night soil from an open sewage canal … Continued
One day my brother and I decided to leave TFAI, the small French enclave on the Red Sea. Once known as French Somalia, the name had been changed to Territoire Française des Afars et Issas. Today, of course, the tiny country with the hellish climate is called Djibouti to honor its only major city. The … Continued
In late 1979 I arrived in the West African country of Gambia, broke as the day is long. Having a poor understanding of the country’s infrastructure, I assumed that having money wired from abroad would be a relatively easy task and was not overly concerned. I was misinformed. I had come to this sliver of … Continued
1) Pyramid field near Jebel Barkal NOTE: All photos by Jack McGory except as noted An area in the Sudan used to exist that would have ranked as a premier destination beside Kathmandu Valley in the 1960s or perhaps Bhutan in the 1950s, had any traveler the audacity to report on the place. Where? … Continued