Udaipur: “We’re the only idiots here — and it’s great!”
India is a place where vacation itineraries come to die, or perhaps be reincarnated. Plans have a way of morphing and changing. …
The Taj: Breathtaking beauty and romantic love (the building, not us)
One of the best things about this trip is the chance to experience a whole year’s worth of milestones and mundane things …
Varanasi, Holy City on the Ganges
[O]lder than history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and looks twice as old as all of them put together. — Mark …
When in India, head for the hills!
After our wild ride in Calcutta, we were so ready to beat the heat, the crowds, and the pollution of the big …
India…OMG
India. It defies description. Like music, or love, or the color red, explaining doesn’t quite do it; you have to experience it …
How to See the Best of Southeast Asia in 2 to 3 weeks
We’re marking the end of our four months in Southeast Asia, and we realize our incredible good fortune to have so much …
Have We Found Heaven on Earth?
We spent an incredible week at the Thai beaches of Kamala Beach, on the island of Phuket, and Khao Lak. We had …
Asia Lite: A Whirlwind Weekend in Singapore
Here’s a riddle for you: what place is both Asia and not Asia, tiny in geography and mighty in wealth, a steamy …
Penang Art and Architecture in Photos
As a city hosting such a hodgepodge of people with different ethnicities, religions, and histories, it is no surprise that Georgetown, Penang …
“I Love Penang, and Penang Loves Me”
Martin Buber, a Jewish philosopher, once wrote that, “all journeys have secret destinations of which the traveller is unaware.” Georgetown, a city …
