North America Travel Stories

Secret Little Paradise - Volcano, Hawaii "Aloha" means the recognition of life in another. In Volcano, Hawaii, it is easy to recognize life everywhere. In the ferns, in the flowers...and especially in the people.	Smuggled Across the Border - El Peten, Guatemala Even though every guidebook clearly pointed out that getting to Mexico from northern Guatemala was more than likely not possible, Justin Dupee and friend found out there was a bus that provided transportation across the border - a bus that should have signaled a red flag.

Spirits, Saints and the Art of Sacrifice - San Juan Chamula, Mexico Richard Arghiris realises the immense cunning of the Maya and their intelligent adaptation to ensure a vivid cultural survival.	Searching for El Chapareke - Copper Canyon, Sierra Madre, Mexico Jeff Biggers is searching for El Chapareke, the last string instrument master of the Raramuri/Tarahumara, in Copper Canyon, the Sierra Madre of Mexico.
Westward to Oregon on Amtrak's Empire Builder - Midwest to Northwest, United States Barry Rogge takes a summer scenic route from Chicago to Oregon on Amtrak's "Empire Builder" eight years after taking the very same trip in the dead of winter. Not surprisingly, the landscape was dramatically different.	Zumanity: A Closer Look at the Human Zoo - Las Vegas, Nevada Zumanity, Cirque du Soleil's provocative, caberet-style show at the New York New York in Las Vegas, left Kristin Mock with a breathtaking interpretation of the human body, sensuality, and passion.
Mellow Monterey Bay...Where Solitude Can Carry You Away - Monterey Bay, California Heather Barnes found her 24-hour solo escape a significant journey in her hectic life of typical struggles. It took her for a day and carried her away.	Yucatan - Mexico's Mysterious Outback - Yucatan, Mexico Deborah McCague peels back layers of history in the Yucatan.
Even Macho Men Cry at Bullfights - Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico Despite a horrible memory of watching a bullfight as a child, Deborah McCague decides to give this cultural event another chance.	The Magic and Mayhem of Kehena Beach - Puna, Hawai'i, USA Swimming with the dolphins on his introduces William Suphan to Kehena Beach.

The Deli Hag & The Pastry Surgeons- Puerto Penasco (Rocky Point), Mexico William Suphan encounters the Rude American in a Mexican grocery.	Stray Dog Days - The World Philip Blazdell rushes around the world, clenching his phone and dashing off love letters, one text at a time.
Free Kraut and Mustard Smuggling: May Fest in Chicago's Lincoln Square - Chicago, Illinois, USA Brett Stuckel finds that it's handy to carry one's own secret stash of mustard, just in case the food vendors run out. It's a good way to make friends, too.	The Day I Played Tourist (or Traveller) in Manhattan - New York City, New York, USA James Tata spends a day sightseeing in New York City and immediately feels at home.
Trying to Sleep Cheap in Manhattan, or How I Slept in Three Places in Four Nights - New York City, New York, USA James Tata finds that sleeping cheap in Manhattan is more of an adventure than he bargained for.	Wilma's Powerful Impact - Playa del Carmen, Mexico Hurricane Wilma had a strangely positive effect on Jason Thiessen's Mexican wedding experience.
A Little Taste of How the Upper Ex-pats Live in Mexico... - Acapulco, Mexico Anna Gurney sees how the "other half" lives in Mexico - and she's not sure she likes everything she sees.	Going Greyhound - Somewhere on Interstate 80, United States While traveling on a Greyhound bus somewhere along the expanse of Interstate 80, Nick Klenske wakes up realizing he needs a change, and a shower.

Lovely Louisiana - Louisiana In three months, Steve Roach and his girlfriend drive through almost thirty states. Read why Louisiana had the most impact.	Vaisakhi! - Vancouver, B.C., Canada Josh Oakes attacked plate after plate of curried chick peas, naan and poppadums, rice, washing it all down with endless cups of chai, in Vancouver, Canada.