The hospitality, the vitality, the warmth … Egypt has my heart.

I go into every trip with trepidation about the condition of the horses I will ride. Egypt wasn’t only good, it was inspirational.

I’m awed, amazed, and charmed by the Egypt we ride through. Would our guides feel the same in my home?

A little knowledge is dangerous. Here are a few nuggets.

Day 2&3 — Great Egyptian Museum and Various Temples of Assorted Ramses in Luxor

Riding to the Great Pyramids of Giza

Stockholm has my heart. Icy diamond of a city.

A day with a high of -13F but still pretty much all outside — worth the discomfort!

A day away from the horses still has lots of animals — huskies, reindeer, and moose.

Wind or not, the ride goes on and the little Icelandics deliver a perfect day.

Nothing prepares you for the quality of the light in a land of darkness.

Georgia offers sobering context on Helene floods, spiders, and needed rest.

Riding in Florida's Goethe State Forest exposes us to Cracker culture and potentially some nasty critters.

Horses get you off the off-the-highway strip and show you a slice of America that's often overlooked.

Gamelands as churches and 'Southern' hospitality amidst destruction.

The gift of experience the ocean anew

Meh about Manassas but so relieved to find that others care more about the details than I.

You are officially a farmer when all you can talk about is the weather and how things were better when you were a kid.

The most lasting impression of Morocco — Kind people, open smiles, and delicious mint tea.

The Sahara welcomes us with two very different storms.

Moving south into the land of the ‘Berber’

It takes more than a 6.8 quake to knock Marrakech out of its groove

Finding gratitude through physical challenge

Life is work — finding the balance in endurance riding

Why do we do these things to ourselves? The word DEAD should not appear on an itinerary unless you are nuts.

When a small woman and a big truck become your world.

The sounds of a journey into the low Atlas

A wind in the past promised. A Moroccan horse delivers.

Connecticut walks a fine line between New York and New England.

Finding riders that also believe rules are for stupid people.