The Road to Haa
Being in the beautiful Haa district of Bhutan is one thing … … but getting there is another. You have two options if you want to make your way to […]
Tag Archives: Animals
The Beauty of Haa
Haa is one of the westernmost districts of Bhutan, nestled right up against Tibet on its northern border venturing close to India to the south . It’s remote and rugged, […]
Wandering in Thimpu
Thimpu, Bhutan’s capital, lacks some of the charms of the rest of the country — after all, it’s the only city with six-story buildings and regular (if brief) morning traffic […]
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 […]
Wineglass Bay & Hazards Beach
A visit to Tasmania hardly seems complete without a visit to the iconic Wineglass Bay in Freycinet National Park: But here’s the hitch: you can’t have this view without a […]
10 Reasons to Visit Luang Prabang
Prescott, our friend Andrea, and I have just returned from a Thanksgiving vacation in Luang Prabang, Laos — and we have decided that it’s one of our favorite places in […]
Fun Facts About Leiden
Fun fact #1: You can get pancakes that are bigger than your head. Seriously — these things are huge: I had this pear and whipped cream pancake at Pannenkoekenhuys Oudt […]
Flora & Fauna by the Beaches of Bowen
While I went to the Whitsundays in search of life in the ocean, I found plenty of creatures on land. Most of the birds were not particularly interested in being […]
Dolphins & Disneyfication
Many people go to Lovina Beach in Bali for just one reason: to see the dolphins at sunrise. I will admit that this was a major draw for the two […]
Return to the Granite Island
On Sunday, Prescott and I went with a group of Singapore American School science teachers and a handful of students for an educational morning visit to Pulau Ubin, a small […]
