The Murals of Little India
Singapore’s Little India is known for its bright colors, vibrant smells, and amazing food. It’s crowded, it’s lively, and it’s a little less tidy than the rest of the island. […]
Light Festival Frenzy
Singapore is busy lighting up the night with two festivals right now: i Light Singapore and Light to Night. The i Light Festival is the more far-ranging of the two, both […]
Happy Year of the Pig!
Gong xi fa cai! That’s “Happy New Year” (or, more precisely, “best wishes on your getting richer”) in Mandarin. Chinese New Year — often abbreviated to CNY — is the […]
Oklahoma — OK!
I’ve just wrapped up a visit to my 50th state: Oklahoma! This was a monumentous adventure for me — I’ve been trying to cross Oklahoma off my list for years […]
5 Carry-On Essentials
There are people who get on planes with no carry-on material whatsoever. I am not one of them. I want my flights — especially anything over three or four hours […]
Cowtown Culture: Art in Fort Worth
Fort Worth does its best to retain an old-time western image, playing up its “real Texas” personality in contrast to its shiny big sister Dallas next door. It’s the kind […]
Tasmanian Wildfire
On January 3, Prescott and I woke up to a sky that looked like this: It was hot as blazes and windy, but we figured that a hike in the […]
Going to the River Styx
The westerns and south central sections of Tasmania offered us far more eerie and unexpected scenery than we expected. This is the part of the country where you can best […]
Cradle Mountain Wildlife
Platypus and Wombats and Wallabies, oh my! One of the most exciting features of Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park is the wildlife. If you want to see the charismatic […]
Cradle Mountain: 3 Hikes
Prescott and I have fallen in love with Cradle Mountain-Lake St. Clair National Park. This is one of the most popular parks in Tasmania, and with good reason — you’re […]
