Appreciating Resilience at Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses

“No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not entirely own us. It can’t take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action.”― Ryder Carroll The above quote may have very well been written about Russian aggression in Lithuania and the resilient people who struggle with it. Resilience wasContinue reading “Appreciating Resilience at Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses”

Hiking in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert

On my recent trip to Mongolia and the Gobi Desert with Overseas Adventure Travel, one day scored high on the wow scale, and there were many terrific days. The day was packed with two hikes due to rain the prior day. The first hike in the Gobi Desert was in the hilly and fauna filledContinue reading “Hiking in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert”