Bikepacking is the lovechild of mountain biking and lightweight camping and an increasingly popular way to explore the great outdoors. Bikepacking 101 – How to Get Started – Photo Courtesy:… Read More The post Bikepacking: Where Nature Meets Cycling appeared first on Justraveling. via Bikepacking: Where Nature Meets Cycling — Justraveling

As Emeril Lagasse puts it, “You can’t have a successful service in a restaurant without a great dishwasher.” via An Ode to Dishwashers, the Unsung Heroes of the Restaurant Kitchen — Longreads

Joshi Daniel, a photographer from India, celebrates nearly a decade of photoblogging. via Joshi Daniel on Nine Years of Photoblogging — Discover

Love in the ‘Last Days’ Andy & Aria’s Story Narrator: Enters. Robed as a judge and king, he unrolls a scroll as in ancient times, after removing its ring. His voice, not lofty, but regal almost sings, as in a distant background you faintly hear a trumpet before beginning to proclaim: I read this quote … More 21st Century Love . . . Andy & Aria’s Story

Tyre Profaned Haughty became your heart. Traversing great seas your promulgated art as nations before you appeared trading their treasures across a glorious sphere they came. In abundance your gold plus silver rained down as sand accumulated on a desert plane causing you to proclaim: ‘I am a god. I sit on the throne of … More Tyre Profaned

Continuing the series Letters from the Heart of Africa. My first few nights in Rwanda brought me shallow, dreamless sleeps; when I awoke I was unsure that I had even slept at all. My new home was so different to my home in London. The birdsong, distant voices from the street in unrecognisable tongues, the […] … More Raindrop Rituals

Do you think classical music is too complicated, too stodgy, or too boring? Nick is here to open your musical horizons and show you why he loves it. Welcome to the world of Dvorak, Mozart, and Schubert. via Manuscript Notes — Discover

Sheep mountain at the edge of Kluane Lake. I opened the door of the tiny plane and hopped out, sinking into the wet snow up to my shins. Squinting behind my sunglasses, I scanned the sea of snow-covered peaks glistening against a blinding blue sky. We were completely alone. Tiny specs of life standing in the… … More A Marvelous Tale

That Glorious Day! As done in long ago days of ancient/old praise because of salvation will again be sung unitedly joyful, internationally bold. Sounds of exultation. Sounds of rejoicing. Voices of ones saying: “Give thanks to Jehovah of armies, for Jehovah is good; his loyal love endures forever!”’ For “A nation that is keeping faithful … More That Glorious Day!

If Allowed to Enter I don’t know if I would have preferred it to come swiftly. Like a hurricane. Or a tornado. Rip the roof right off your beloved home, memories, cherished photos and trinkets you’d accumulated, as with a tragic accident, bang! Or a car crash. Then follows the unexpected knock at the door … More If Allowed to Enter