Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Shell-Shocked By History

Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Shell-Shocked By History

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRYAN ANDREWS   Invoking a totally different set of emotions to those I experienced on the Via Dolorosa and in Hezekiah’s Tunnel was my visit to Yad Vashem – Israel’s Holocaust Museum.  In one word,...
Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Through A Tunnel Darkly

Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Through A Tunnel Darkly

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRYAN ANDREWS   The Via Dolorosa was my first barefoot experience in Jerusalem but it certainly wasn’t my last. One of the more notable ones – because it forced me to tackle one of my fears head...
Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Almost Via Dolorosa

Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Almost Via Dolorosa

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRYAN ANDREWS   Probably my most meaningful barefoot walk was in Jerusalem. I was one of those people who never wanted to go to Israel.  I didn’t want my picture of the Holy Land to be shattered by...
Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Ambulating In Athens

Travel: Boldly Barefoot, Or Ambulating In Athens

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRYAN ANDREWS   My introduction to barefoot travel was by accident…well, almost by accident. It was 2003 and my wife and I were on a visit to Greece. On our first morning in Athens, we did what I...
Travel: Palace Pause, Or The Hermitage On Hold

Travel: Palace Pause, Or The Hermitage On Hold

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] By BRUCE DENNILL   There’s a queue. For a museum. That’s a good thing. Speaks of an appreciation of history and culture, and the value of intellect over addictions to social media and gossip. So, on...