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Photos from Venice
Posted on April 20, 2012 | 2 CommentsAfter a year in Reggio Calabria soaking up the culture of southern Italy, I had become a fan of the deep south. Nevertheless, Italy’s “beaten track” was beaten for a... -
My Favorite Hutong in Beijing: Nan Luo Gu Xiang
Posted on March 16, 2012 | No CommentsI love my Beijing hutong. Oh, there are others, and this one is starting to show a bit too much polish and will likely become crazy busy when the new... -
Patagonia: A Cruise at the End of the World
Posted on March 5, 2012 | No Comments“It is scarcely possible to imagine anything more beautiful than the beryl-like blue of these glaciers, and especially as contrasted with the dead white of the upper expanse of snow.”... -
Hanging (and Eating) in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Posted on March 1, 2012 | No CommentsAnn Arbor is for Foodies. If I had one phrase that captures my impressions of the place, that’d be it. I roll into Ann Arbor and my first stop is... -
Six Great Rock’n’Roll Destinations
Posted on January 27, 2012 | 5 CommentsI’ve been a music nut since before I was born. My mother claims she listened to the Beach Boys throughout the nine months she carried me. By the time I... -
Adventure Meets History in Thailand: The Death Railway
Posted on January 21, 2012 | 2 CommentsMountains and river valleys, picturesque waterfalls and caves, elephant rides and monkey shows — Kanchanaburi Province, just northwest of Bangkok, has plenty to offer daytrippers and long-travelers alike. But its... -
Join the Club: Wisconsin Supper Club Traditions
Posted on January 17, 2012 | 3 CommentsYou can find them along the backroads and byways of Wisconsin, tucked into the woods or at a county highway crossroads. Some are simple, some are classy in that “wear... -
Cappadocia, Turkey: In the Land of the Fairy Chimneys
Posted on December 7, 2011 | 4 CommentsI arrived at night so the landscape only revealed itself in the small glowing pockets of intermittent streetlights and the graceful sweep of headlights as the bus weaved along the... -
Turkish Coffee: Its Past and Your Future
Posted on November 11, 2011 | 11 CommentsThough you can find coffee beans around the world, from Sumatra to Guatemala, they originated in Ethiopia. The popular theory is that shepherds found their flocks eating the berries, making... -
Japan’s Iconic Clothing: The Kimono
Posted on October 27, 2011 | 6 CommentsThe translation of the word kimono is simply “clothing.” If there is any quintessentially Japanese apparel, this would be it. The Geisha and the Japanese woodblock prints popular in the... -
Studying Spanish in Guatemala
Posted on October 8, 2011 | 5 CommentsMany of us come back from our vacations with a memory card full of photos and the peeling vestiges of a sun tan we knew would never last. I came... -
Evil Eye Protection in Turkey
Posted on October 3, 2011 | 3 CommentsWhen I first moved to Turkey, I was having dinner with my friend İffet. After the meal we ordered some Turkish coffee. Our drinks came out strong and gritty and... -
Spending the Night on Lake Titicaca
Posted on August 18, 2011 | 1 CommentI was standing on an artificial island at the top of the world. It hadn’t been fashioned of rocks or concrete, laid out with massive earthmovers or dredges; it was... -
Bang! Bang! Chop! Chop! – Thai Cooking School in Krabi
Posted on August 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsI love Thai food and I love to cook, but for some reason the two passions never quite got along in my kitchen. So on my last vacation, I decided... -
Best Stays in Jamaica: Five of the Coolest Hotels on the Island
Posted on July 23, 2011 | 4 CommentsJamaica has a wide range of places to stay from rental villas to all-inclusive resorts to small Ma and Pa operations. Here are just a few of what I would...
