I found the true beauty of Bali is in the hearts of its people, in the land, both cultivated and wild, and in the hospitality so freely offered its guests. Continue reading
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UGANDA | Murchison Falls National Park
Having started my journey in Uganda in the south trekking for mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, then to help build houses with the Fuller Center Uganda, some from the team headed still further north to explore the Murchison Falls area. Continue reading
Global Builders UGANDA | Bugiri
In February 2025 was honored to be a member of the first Global Builders team to build in Bugiri with the Fuller Center for Housing Uganda. Well-known for its biodiversity and abundance of wildlife, most notably the mountain gorillas, Uganda is indeed a beautiful country with friendly, peace-loving people. About 40% percent of its 50 million people live on less than $2 per day. Continue reading
#EmptyNest | Beach Weekend in Lordship, Connecticut
I’ve not spent more than one night in Connecticut my entire life, so this was uncharted territory. I’d never heard of Lordship, and certainly never heard of Point No Point, the beach along the Long Island Sound where The Surfside Hotel lives. The area is part of Stratford, Fairfield County, a part of Greater Bridgeport. Continue reading
ECUADOR – Two Nights in Mindo
With only one week I wasn’t sure about spending a couple nights anywhere but Quito on our first trip to Ecuador. In retrospect, Mindo is the perfect diversion from Quito’s sprawl, concrete and cars. Just a two hour drive outside the city you’ll be a place that feels very much like the forest, which after … Continue reading
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