Explore the world with Dian Thomas! Dian loves the adventure travel brings to her life. She has traveled to over 50 countries and visited all 50 states in the United States of America. She cherishes the relationships she has made along the way as she has explored unique cultures across the world. Her travels have lead her China down to the Antarctic Peninsula south of South America.
Some places on Earth feel almost surreal, where nature's raw beauty takes center stage. Greenland is one of those places. Known for its dramatic landscapes and beautiful icebergs, this Arctic gem offers a visual experience. The silence here is profound, broken only by the distant crack [...]
Sparking a Love of Travel When I was 16, I made my first trip to New York. I remember my seminary teacher Brother Josephson saying to us, “There is going to be a great trip to New York and you should not miss it.” It [...]
With the economy a challenge, many people do not have enough extra money to go on a vacation. I remember in the early nineties when I was on ABC’s Home Show, I did a show that addresses this very need. We took a map of [...]
Discover LDS Tours with Local Guides Worldwide For more than six years, I traveled with BYU Education Weeks all over the United States and Canada. One of the nicest benefits of this was that we were met by our hosts and often had the most [...]
This last week I had the privilege to visit the Amazon and spend a few days going up and down the river. This is the largest river in the world. Iquitos: A Remote Peruvian City I flew from Lima, Peru to Iquitos, Peru. This is [...]
Unforgettable Adventures on Safari in South Africa It was eighteen years ago that I first ventured to Africa. I went on several safaris and fell in love with seeing the wild animals in their own environment. When you’re in Africa, it is the people who [...]
How many times in life are our dreams shattered because we think we can’t do something? For the past seven years, I have been a tour director to China, and in a recent group one of the participants was a blind man, Premo Foiannini, who, [...]
High in the valleys of the Andes visitors from around the world are able to explore the remains of the Inca civilization created in only 150 years. These amazing people worked between 1400 and 1535 when they were conquered by a few hundred Spanish conquistadors [...]
A Paradise for Health and Wellness I have been on the road for thirty-plus years and have never lost a pound while traveling. My biggest worry whether I am on a business trip or a vacation is how much weight I will gain. This [...]
Fall Preparations in Nature If you live in an area of the Northern Hemisphere that has four seasons, fall is fast coming. The turning of the leaves brings on the fall harvest, and is a great time to put away delicious food for the [...]
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