Peak Performance Beyond interviews Avedis Kalpaklian

Words Alia Fawaz Tell us about yourself. My name is Avedis Kalpaklian. I was Lebanese, from Armenian decent. I am a mountaineer, adventurer, and mountain guide....

A breath of new life

Words Diana Bou Dargham Tannoury When I close my eyes and remember India, my memories linger on two voyages. Voyages to a land that deep...

Get your kicks on Route 66 A drive through American history

Words Varouj Tenbelian Beginning in Chicago and finishing on the California coast in Santa Monica, Route 66, the 3,939.6- kilometer (2,448-mile) road, or the “Mother Road” as...

SYMBOLIC GREEN GESTURES

Nature’s gifts cannot be valued in monetary terms. Like clean air, they are often taken for granted, at least until they become scarce.  This...

Every breath you take…

It was summer, and the world smelled of roses and jasmine. The sunshine shimmered like powdered gold on the edge of blue wildflowers and...

“Thou Shall Respect and Protect Nature”?

WORDS NOUR EL HACHEM What if there were a commandment on a worldwide scale that said: “Thou Shall Respect and Protect Nature”? Could humans, think, believe, and...