Love Without Borders: From Inca Lands to Iraqi Sands: E-Book Edition

“Whatever you do, don’t go there!” When some hear that admonition they don’t go. Others might be enticed but enter only with weaponry and caution. But it can also serve as a siren call to simply brace oneself for a lot of romantic encounters, smile-infested dance parties, and open-ended hospitality. No guarantees of course... but more often than not it somehow works out.
In this autobiography, Cameron Powers charts a course through America, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Greece and more. Early in life, back in the 1960s, he founded a small travel guide service called “Cameron’s Terrible Tours” and yes, a few ‘happy campers’ came along for the delightful mountaineering and cross-cultural adventures. Being a self-taught musician and a university-trained linguist didn’t hurt. Cameron sings in 14 languages and speaks five, and a non-profit organization called “Musical Ambassadors of Peace” has been built around his and his wife Kristina’s work
Is it something about being willing to go meet others on their terms and absorb and learn their values? Love Without Borders is the story of a life-long evolution into the conviction that “sacred flirtation” is the way forward for humanity.
Cameron’s lifestyle led to an article about his adventures with his wife, Kristina, being included in the May 2009 Lonely Planet Guide to the Middle East. The article was entitled “Musicians for Peace” and was written by Anthony Ham.

“It’s not every American musician who can claim to have learned to play the oud (Middle Eastern lute) like an Iraqi and then played local popular love songs on a Baghdad street in the dangerous aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq. But then Cameron Powers is not your ordinary musician.
Together with his partner, singer Kristina Sophia, Powers was showing the Iraqi people that Americans could invade with music instead of bullets. A performance before 60,000 people in Cairo, Egypt, followed the same year.”

Partnering with females who desired to travel with him and share his experiences led to the opening of windows into the women’s worlds through which they passed. Lisa, Leda and Kristina have contributed immensely to Cameron’s ability to explore realms which would have been difficult for a lone male to enter. The chapters in this book have been named after these women so that they may be honored.