One Packed Day in Phnom Penh
Have just a single day to spend in Cambodia’s capital city? Here’s how you might make the most of your time (with a few choose-your-own adventure options). Early Morning You’ll […]
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Staying on Siladen
My sister and I just spent three nights on the tiny Indonesian island of Siladen, and we wish we’d stayed much longer. One of five islands within Bunaken National Marine […]
Raja Ampat: Things to Know Before You Go
Raja Ampat is a spectacular place for anyone who wants to dive, snorkel, or just hang out on remote Indonesian atolls. This fantastic travel destination is spectacularly beautiful, lightly touristed, […]
Coastal Crete: From Sfakaki to Chania
Much of the northwestern coast of Crete feels like one giant sandy beach, so it’s a popular area with both tourists and locals alike. My sister and I spent two […]
Siem Reap: 2022 Highlights
It’s been nearly five years since I was last in Siem Reap, and while much remains the same, both time and COVID have wrought significant changes. Some of those changes […]
Dinner in Bangkok
Bangkok is famous for its street food, and you practically stumble over amazing Thai restaurants everywhere you go. That’s the mango with sticky rice at Jim Thompson: A Thai Restaurant […]
Bhutan: 10 Things to Know Before You Go
Bhutan is a spectacular place to travel, a land of wonderous forests and mountains … … endless reminders of deep Buddhist devotion … … and mysterious temples high up in […]
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, […]
Northern Paradise
When most people go to Bali, they head to the white sand beaches of the south or the central foothills in and around Ubud. But these parts of the island […]
Around the Peninsula
For our first day of road tripping, we decided to go around the Coromandel Peninsula. The first thing that we learned when driving here is that New Zealand is much […]
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