By Phil Sheldon I believe that one of the greatest gifts that the LGBT community has offered to our families, friends and neighbors is the importance of “intentional family” – in other words celebrating bonds that go beyond simple friendship, with a diverse cross-section of people in our lives. I think we LGBT folks (and […]
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The Art of Tour Development
By Zachary Moses Have you ever seen an image in a magazine and thought to yourself “wouldn’t it be great to visit that place?” Perhaps you cut out the image from the magazine and stuck it to the side of your fridge with that plumbing or real estate refrigerator magnet that has been mysteriously on your […]
Cuban Sojourn – Part 2: On the Road to Cienfuegos and Trinidad
By Philip Sheldon, CEO This is the second in a two-part series. If you missed Part 1, clicke HERE. In the middle of our week-long humanitarian trip to Cuba we took a two-night “road trip” to see a portion of the countryside and the Caribbean coastal port cities of Cienfuegos and Trinidad. During our brief stop […]
In Cuba with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra—a timpanist’s tale
In Cuba with the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra—a timpanist’s tale | Harvard Magazine. This is a lovely article by a young timpani player with the Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra about a recent trip to Cuba by the Orchestra. They performed concerts with their Cuban counterparts in three cities, Cienfuegos, Santa Clara and Havana. The culmination of their tour was a […]
Fun In Baja Arizona
By Zachary Moses I couldn’t have asked for a more fun group to travel with on my first Alyson Adventures biking tour. Everyone became comfortable with each other very quickly and we became fast friends. I’d say I burned more calories from laughing on this tour than from riding a bike. This tour was also […]
Resilience
As I look back on the 10 years since I bought Hanns Ebensten Travel, the theme I would give to this decade is resiliency. On September 10, 2001, my client and good friend Dr. Don Butterfield said that I had had things pretty easy – I wouldn’t know what I was made of until I […]