by Philip Wagenaar (Part seven of a series)

In the February 2010 issue, I recounted the Indian tribal villages that my wife, Flory, and I visited as part of our ’round-the-world tour. In this issue, I continue with a story about the intriguing tribal markets.

As these markets often are far away from towns and each takes place on a specific day of the week, we stayed overnight in three different locations. In order to have enough time at each market, careful planning is...

by Philip Wagenaar (part five of a series)

In recent issues, I recounted the Australian part of the ’round-the-world tour that my wife, Flory, and I started in the fall of 2009. This month, I continue with the China and India portions of our trip.

On Oct. 12, 2009, we were treated like royalty once again as we checked in with China Southern Airlines (CZ) for our business-class flight from Sydney, Australia, to Guangzhou (Canton), China. (In part one, I describe how we booked...

by Philip Wagenaar (Part 3 of a series)

This month, I continue the discussion of our travels in Australia, the second country that my wife, Flory, and I visited on our 72-day, ’round-the-world trip, August-November ’09. The arrangements for the five-week tour that we took in Australia included lodging, breakfasts, dinners, SUV, driver and extensive sightseeing,

From Broken Hill, our last stop, it was on to Lake Mungo, part of the Willandra Lakes Region, a UNESCO World Heritage...