INSPIRING BOOMER WOMEN to TRAVEL
When I was growing up in the 1950s and early 60s I was an obsessive reader. One of my favorite subjects was travel, and I became fascinated by countries I considered “exotic” (definitely meat for a kid from a small …
It was 1970 and my first trip to Europe. My parents accompanied me to the airport, and, as I was on line headed for the plane, my mother said, “If you’re not back in six months, you’ll never see me …
This is the second part of my interview with Khenpo Pema Wangdak, a Tibetan Buddhist monk who is based in New York City (see part 1).
I visited Khenpo (an honorary title) Pema a few weeks ago at his small …
There I was, munching on a Nathan’s hot dog (relish, sauerkraut, brown mustard) and feeling the warm sun on my back, and I thought, “Why do I feel nostalgic about Coney Island, a place I had never visited until I …
“If I am respected, I have no problem. If I am disrespected, I have no problem either.”
Did you ever think that you might benefit from travel advice from a 65-year-old Tibetan monk? It does make sense: the image of …