A climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro before the storied snows turn to dust…a tour of the New York Empire State Building before the winter snows descend to rest in New York’s famous Battery Park…a ride on a white-manned elephant in the ancient capital of Tanza, Indonesia…a glimpse of the lush green paddy field that is home to Indonesia’s famous rice paddies…a walk through the green jungle of the world’s largest rain forest…a trip into the ancient kingdom of Bali…a trip into the mystical land of Indonesia’s ancient Sufi saints who live in the heart of Bali…a visit to the world-famous Bali beaches and their beautiful coral reefs…a visit to Cagayan de Oro, the sleepy city on the Cagayan River and the city’s largest cathedral…a trip to the small town of Bacolod in the Philippines…a walk around the quaint town of Iloilo City, the capital of the Philippines…a hike up Mount Pinatubo in the western Philippines before the volcano erupts into a super volcano…a sunset view of Iloilo City…a trip into the ancient capital of Maguindanao on the Philippine island of Mindanao…a trip to the quiet mountain of Malawig on the island of Malindang…a walk down the streets of Lumbini, Nepal…a walk into the quiet town of Koshi, Bali’s ancient fishing village…a visit to the island nation of Palawan on the island of the Philippines…a cruise on the scenic Seven Seas of the South China Sea with a visit to the ancient city of Phou Si Son and Bopha, the capital of the ancient kingdom of Siam, or Myanmar…a visit to the ancient kingdom of Siam…a tour into the ancient land of Bali’s most famous and mysterious temple, the magnificent Joglo Temple….”
As usual, the author of the book is a woman, a black, middle aged, married black woman named Mariette B. Davis. She has written and published about 10 books in her lifetime and her work is read at every