Author Archives: Michael McGuerty

2013 Travel Tips for the Social Activist

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Michael McGuerty

The red-breasted robins are singing in the backyard, the fruit trees are beginning to blossom, and I can actually sit in my yard with my cup of coffee, wearing only a T-shirt and not be freezing to death. These seasonal … Continue reading →

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Obama’s Laundry List

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Michael McGuerty

“Phew!” I say, as I symbolically wipe the beads of sweat off my brow. The Mayan’s longest cycle calendar has ended and we are still here. The prognosticators of doom have erred again. As some sage minds have suggested from … Continue reading →

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A Friendly Reality Check Reminder

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Michael McGuerty

Really people?! Here we are, one week after the first October debate, less than a month before the presidential election and some arrogant bullying phony named Mitt Romney suddenly declares he cares about the average American citizen and he “likes … Continue reading →

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2012 Travel Tips For The Social Activist

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Michael McGuerty

Is the daily work grind or the continual schoolwork bringing you down? Is your wanderlust inner voice telling you you’re ready for a travel vacation? Yet this year you want a different travel objective, not the typical vacation, designed around … Continue reading →

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Travel Tips for the Social Activist

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Michael McGuerty

Is the daily work grind or the continual schoolwork bringing you down? Is your wanderlust inner voice telling you you’re ready for a travel vacation? Yet this year you want a different travel objective, not the typical vacation, designed around … Continue reading →

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Bully Nation / Bully World

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Michael McGuerty

“From out of nowhere the smallest kid came. Nobody knew him, not even his name. These mean guys laughed and ripped the kid’s shirt but this little kid refused to be hurt. He stood and looked ’em straight in the … Continue reading →

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Southeast Asia Travels – A Fractal Moment In Time

Posted on February 28, 2010 by Michael McGuerty

“We shall not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” T.S. Eliot The Little Gidding As I was cycling within the mystical … Continue reading →

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Postcards From The Ecuadorian Amazon

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

( Writings from my South America travels ) Over the course of my journey to the Ecuadorian Amazon, I manage to shed the layers of civilization with each transitional form of transportation: first the hectic Quito taxi ride, then the … Continue reading →

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Postcard from The Top of The World – Mount Everest Trek – Nepal

Posted on October 23, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

(Writings from my Nepal / China Travels) “Is it not easy to be a wise man on top of a mountain”. W. Somerset Maugham —- from The Razor’s Edge My room was basic, quiet and achingly cold. Begrudgingly, I shuffled … Continue reading →

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Postcards From Cambodia

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Michael McGuerty

(Writings from my recent Southeast Asia Travels, sometime in mid-March) Remember, when exploring Angkor Wat, it’s best to arrive at the crack of dawn. That’s the bewitching hour when the Khmer ancestral faces embedded in the temple rocks come alive! … Continue reading →

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