Posts Tagged ‘Culture’

Wanderlust: Where Does It Come From?

At three years old, my son left home.
He didn’t leave for good, of course; but from the time he could get around our neighborhood under his own steam, Travis was traveling. After waking up in the morning, he’d wash up and get dressed, strap on his little backpack outfitted with a peanut butter sandwich and [...]

The Fierce Passion of Georgians

Having just returned from a 2 week trek in the Caucasus Mountains of the Republic of Georgia – known as the “Mountains of Poetry” – I think the most memorable part was witnessing the character of this remote and pristine area’s people.
I met a mountain culture that have endured millennia of invasions: Turks from the [...]