No Phones Allowed
There are still some places in the world where you are not allowed to take pictures, and Prescott and I have been to a number of these lately. Along with […]
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Sandsational!
The island of Sentosa has just finished hosting “Sentosa Sandsation,” billed as Southeast Asia’s biggest sand festival. I have no idea what the competition might be for this title — […]
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 […]
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 […]
Western Mani Beauty
The Mani, the area in the southwestern finger of the Peloponnese, has traditionally been one of the harshest, driest, most remote areas of Greece. It was one of the only […]
Fresh & Salty
Most of Kythira looks like a moonrock – it’s mostly covered in low scrub – so the village of Milopotamos is a breath of fresh air. While there’s still plenty […]
4 Beaches and an Ekmek
Jocelyn and I spent our first day in Kythira hitting the beaches — as many as we reasonably could. We started at Kombonada Beach, where we were happy to have […]
Coming to Kythira
Jocelyn and I have traveled from the birthplace of Zeus, the Peloponnese, to the birthplace of Aphrodite, the island of Kythira (though Crete would dispute both of those claims). The […]
From the Beach to Taygetus
We started our first day at the farm with a visit to one of our favorite beaches, Mavrovouni. We love this beach for its brollies (umbrellas, for those of you […]
Mountain Towns
Jocelyn and I spent two nights at an Airbnb in Delphi, which is an unexpectedly small town just south of the ruins of Delphi. This is the view that greeted […]
