Eva Boynton takes us to Quintana Roo and Mexico City, two very different settings. But, when experienced through the senses, these two seemingly different jungles\u2014one leafy green and one of concrete\u2014become strangely similar.<\/p>\n

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Meredith Mullins’ quest for the whirling dervishes of the Sufi Sema ceremony led to a mesmerizing travel adventure at the crossroads of cultures in Istanbul, Turkey.<\/p>\n

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Bruce Goldstone discovered how life goals shift as new curiosities are born. A language learning project took the author from brainwork in New York City to cultural exploration in Ecuador, an experience that then led to immersion in Latin American culture and the willingness to follow the odd drummer inside.<\/p>\n

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Meredith Mullins traveled to Prayagraj, India, to witness the largest peaceful religious gathering of humans on Earth\u2014the Kumbh Mela. At this raucous Hindu pilgrimage and festival attended by tens of million of visitors, she found a kindness in the eyes of the passersby who came to rediscover themselves and find their very essence.<\/p>\n

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Down sea paths, into the bush, along every kind of walking pathway . . . if ever a place was meant to be explored on foot, it’s New Zealand. Joyce McGreevy walked the trails and, with eyes wide open, found them to be paths of discovery.<\/p>\n

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