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Reeds Rule on the Uros Islands of Lake Titicaca

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By Gail CarterWe glided through the sharp blue water of Lake Titicaca on a small motorboat. Our guide Julio announced that the Uros Islands lay just ahead. My mind pictured a stereotypical sandy beach, but this island looked more like a flattened pile of brown straw. I stepped off the boat. The first thing I noticed was that the ground felt weird to walk on -- it was soft, a … [Read more...] about Reeds Rule on the Uros Islands of Lake Titicaca

Peer into an Eagle’s Nest at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

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By Janette Jones  Established in 1933 as a stopping point for migratory birds following the Atlantic Flyway, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, just south of Cambridge, MD, currently encompasses more than 27,000 acres of rich tidal marsh, freshwater ponds, and mixed evergreen and deciduous forests.  … [Read more...] about Peer into an Eagle’s Nest at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Heads Up in Corfu: Pottery Flies at Easter on the Greek Island

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By Sandra Laurin  The smell of lamb roasting on outdoor BBQ spits … streets filled with choirs, bands and religious processions … and clay pots falling from the sky. These are the sounds and sights of Orthodox Easter on the Greek island of Corfu. Every April, hundreds of Corfiots return to their homeland to participate in the biggest … [Read more...] about Heads Up in Corfu: Pottery Flies at Easter on the Greek Island