Traveling With Your Heart & Soul Open
By Mary Kay Seales Rivers, Lakes, Pine Trees, & Critters It takes only two hours to go from skyscrapers in Seattle to apple orchards and horses in Eastern Washington, driving through one of the passes in the Cascade Mountains. Blewett Pass, Snoqualamie Pass, or Highway 2, whichever route you choose, it's a beautiful, quiet drive, with time… Continue reading East of the Mountains: Part I
by Mary Kay Seales I honestly think the best thing a woman can do for her self-confidence is to travel alone. Depending on yourself for survival and being your own best friend, especially in places outside your comfort zone (read: other countries) WILL make you grow some serious cahones. Besides the usual things to take along… Continue reading 5 Must-Haves for Solo Women Travelers
Sea Gypsies are nomadic people, living their lives on the sea, their culture and biology uniquely adapted to life in and around the water
By Mary Kay Seales with guest poster, Peter Klika Elephants are revered by Hindus as a symbol of the god, Ganesh, the god with an elephant's head. He wasn't born with an elephant's head, of course. He was born a normal boy to the great god, Shiva. However, one day upon returning home, Shiva saw… Continue reading Not a Beast of Burden
by Mary Kay Seales Time to become a believer. Our planet is dying and we are killing it. Most people think global warming is a phenomenon in the air, and don't realize that the oceans are also warming up, and this is even more deadly to us all. Like a fever when we have an… Continue reading Talking Trash About the Oceans: 8 Things You Can, and Must, Do To Save Them
The Conscious Traveler 