Cruising For Consciousness

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Did you know that cruise ships, the quickest growing segment of leisure travel – leave behind lots of nasty debris in their wake?  The darker side of cruising is exposed in Ross Klein’s book Cruise Ship Blues (Consortium, 2002).  The mini-metropolis contained on a cruise ship typically carries two to five thousand people and doesn’t [...]

The Holy Land

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  “The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy, is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quite alone with the heavens, nature and God.” —Anne Frank I had never wanted to go to Israel or any other part of the Middle East. Why would I want to visit, much less [...]