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Gifts of Experience in Egypt
Dallas Morning News (December 21, 2008)
Surprise Company on a "Solo" Trip
Christian Science Monitor (November 28, 2008)
The Backpackers' Pilgrimage: Ko Phangan
Perceptive Travel (Nov/Dec 2008)
A Seat of Honor by Lake Toba
Christian Science Monitor (October 23, 2008)
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Another Tet Offensive
World Hum (October 2008)
Finding Home in the Face of a Stranger
Disciples World (September 2008)
"Red Lights and a Rose"
The Best Travel Writing 2008 (Travelers' Tales)
Grand Prize Winner, Best Travel Story of Year (Second Annual Solas Awards)
“‘We Need Justice,’ Says Father Yousef Sa’adah, a Melkite Priest in Nablus”
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (Jan/Feb 2008)
"Half Truths and Olive Trees"
Encounters with the Middle East (Travelers’ Tales/Solas House, 2007)
Received the Gold Award as the Best Travel Book in the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, 2008
“A Teahouse Drenched in Sunlight”
Chicken Soup for the Tea Lover’s Soul (HCI, 2007)
“On this Trip to Egypt, the Beggars were the Ones who Gave”
Christian Science Monitor (August 3, 2007)
“Jericho Governor, Sami Musallam”
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs (August 2007)
“Two Young Girls and a Book Made the Trip Memorable”
Christian Science Monitor (May 25, 2007)
“The ‘Timelessness’ of Old Saigon ”
Christian Science Monitor (March 30, 2007)
“Miles of Smiles Light up Vietnam”
Kansas City Star (December 24, 2006)
"But they have brought it upon themselves"
Disciples World (September 2006)
"The Return of the Suriani"
Touchstone Magazine (March 2006)
Awarded first place in the category "Feature Article: Ecumenical Magazine" at the 2006 Associated Church Press awards
“Clutching My Soul in Paradise”
The Best Travel Writing 2006 (Travelers’ Tales)