I travel because the world is my home. — Hi Globetrotters. My name is Christina Khalil. I am a writer, author, photographer, poet, playwright, and corporate storyteller. In short, I am a generalist. I don’t have a niche. But I love telling stories, whether of people, places, experiences, or brands. I use prose, poetry, and images in my stories. …

A story of hope, love, and courage. — In all the terrible news from Israel and Gaza in the last two months, this moment grabbed my attention and I had to write about it. As I watched a news report on the latest group of Israeli hostages released by Hamas, I could not believe the sight of this…

A story in pictures. — Autumn is a beautiful time of the year in Austria. When the warm days of summer reach a crescendo in a surge of glorious gold.

Seeing the City of Joy in Gray — In the 1980s, Dominique Lapierre wrote The City of Joy, which soon became an international bestseller. The book set in a slum in Calcutta in India, tells the story of the people of Anand Nagar (which translates to the City of Joy), who live in hellish conditions, yet see life…

Our Christmas tree finally went up on Friday night. And now there is a warm feeling in my heart when I walk into a living room made more cheerful by a twinkling Christmas tree. Here are five things I’ve learned: #1. You don’t get a wonderful collection of decorations overnight…

November Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Happiness” — Happiness is a twinkling Christmas tree. Especially the morning after you have set it up! I know it’s early for many parts of the world, but it’s just in time for Austria. Europe does not have Thanksgiving, so the celebration does begin earlier here. …

When I was a little girl, you didn’t just send Christmas cards. You made them.

We bought a gingerbread man at our neighborhood supermarket. It’s among the first Christmas decorations to appear.

An experience from Gir in India — “There are events in one’s life which, no matter how remote, never fade from memory,” writes the great hunter and conservationist Jim Corbet. Your first sighting of a lion in the wild has to be one of them. There are only two places in the world where the lion can…