Alternative Travel

I am back with a the last of my trilogy of Lithuania stories. While all journeys are special for their own reasons, this trip was especially meaningful because I was able to meet some of my Lithuanian relatives for the first time.

Another dispatch from my trip to Lithuania, where I learned that bus travel, no matter how seasoned the traveler, is not always as easy as it seems.

This, first in a series of articles from recent travels in Eastern Europe, takes me back to a memorable night in a dark, mysterious forest in eastern Lithuania.

A autumn drive to retrieve a bicycle turns into an inspiring journey through my home state.

Budget travel isn't for the faint-hearted, as I learned over two days of multiple buses that took me from the misty jungle mountains of Panama to the hot, arid grasslands in northwest Costa Rica.

My last days in Panama ...

Come along with me as I explore Boquete, a small town in the coffee-growing highlands of Panama. Here I find lush gardens, pine trees, great coffee, a bogus tour guide and (gasp!) an Internet cafe.

My last San Blas installment doesn't account all of my amazing experiences on these islands (I have to keep some secrets, right?) but reveals why I will hold this Caribbean idyll close to my heart. Read on ...

In this, the second of three journal installments from the San Blas Islands, I truly discover what it means to "get away."

I'm finally back from several weeks of travel, and am ready to share some of my journal entries with you. This first installment comes from the San Blas Islands, off Panama's Caribbean coast. The islands are inhabited by the Kuna Indians, who govern them separately from Panama.