At the end of 2009, I took Greenbuilders on the road for a long-dreamed of trip around the world.  My themes for the trip were natural building, spirituality, men/women’s roles, and fun and adventure.   An account of this trip will be published in Style Magazine for March, 2010.


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PART ONE:  THE JOURNEY


Japan: meeting a zen master

Thailand: motorcycling the Mae Hong Sun loop

Bhutan: living with a pre-industrial farm family

Kenya: drumming with Agnes Mako of the Masai

Israel: Kibbutz Lotan

France: lavender-infused creme brulee

Scotland: talking with Findhorn co-founder Dorothy Maclean


PART TWO:  THE IDEAS


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