I recently finished a gorilla trek at Virunga National Park in Rwanda, and I was struck as I often am at the uncanny similarities between humans and gorillas. Mountain gorillas, native to the misty forests of Central and East Africa, are not just awe-inspiring due to their size and strength. These gentle giants are so...
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Month #10 of a Year of Contemplation: Travel Grows Your World
Travel grows our world... and when we travel with an open mind, we find commonality in even the starkest differences, such as:
Month #9 of a Year of Contemplation: Our Leaders Matter More than we Realize
All great civilizations can be taken down by poor leadership or exalted with strong leadership and cooperation. And, it can happen faster than one could imagine.
The Chinese are coming, the Chinese are coming!
it’s no secret that China has been quietly building infrastructure around the world and buying political influence through the implementation of massive building projects. On recent trips on Zoom Southern Africa, Zoom Rwanda and Tanzania, Zoom India, Zoom Sri Lanka and Zoom Maldives I saw first-hand China’s involvement.
Month #6 of a Year of Contemplation: Religion as Manipulation
Leaders in all countries throughout history have always used religion to control and manipulate their people.
A Year of Contemplation
In the USA and Canada, are we taking our most prized resource for granted, and are we destroying it?
Our Favorites List, by Zoom Owners, Bryan Herb and Joel Cabrera
With 30 years of combined international travel experience, Joel Cabrera and Bryan Herb, Zoom Vacations’ co-founders and Tour Leaders, have traveled to the ends of the Earth gaining invaluable travel information that they happily share with others. Here are a few of their favorite things