The Anti-Ugly American—Peter Voll’s Utopian Travel Vision
“People around the world are very similar. When you get them together one on one, without their governments, they develop relationships, which eventually come to mean something, and to create change. The more we can foster that kind of activity, the better chance we have of creating a more hospitable, secure world.”
Lemurs and Leeches
I was in the outhouse, with my pants halfway down, when I heard an urgent whisper outside: “Bamboo lemur, behind the loo!” I made a judgment call. The greater bamboo lemur is one of the rarest primates in the world; researchers believe there are fewer than 1,000 left. In fact, this critically endangered species was believed to be extinct …
