Travel Journals
Highlights from our favorite trips
Travel Journals
Highlights from our favorite trips
Travel Journals
Highlights from our favorite trips
Travel Journals
Highlights from our favorite trips
A Summer Sojourn in Bulgaria and Malta
My recent trip to Bulgaria and Malta was the result of my ongoing desire to sample new countries each year. They were close enough that I could do both, but they are very different from each other. In each case, I was pleasantly surprised...
Jordan, the Land of Star Wars’ Rise of Skywalker: 2
It had been a full day already by this point during my Jordan trip, but it was now time to...
Jordan, the Land of Star Wars’ Rise of Skywalker: 1
Having just arrived in Amman, Jordan’s capital, at 2 a.m. from my international flight, I was feeling a little groggy...
Rich Palettes of Vietnam: Part 1
My recent summer trip to Vietnam was rewarding in so many ways. Visitors see a progressive, hard-working country, steeped in...
Japan: Kanazawa & Samurai Heartland
Kanazawa is Japan’s largest castle town, an easy two-hour train ride from Kyoto. In the 16th century, its feudal rulers...
Japan: Nara & Uji
We left Osaka in the early afternoon and arrived in the bustling, contemporary Kyoto Station. Just riding up the multiple...
Discovering Cambodia
I started my Southeast Asia journey on Cathay Pacific Airlines from LAX to Hong Kong, connecting through Ho Chi Minh...
Cuba: Cienfuegos & Santiago de Cuba
Havana, Cuba’s largest city, has 2 million inhabitants, while Cienfuegos has about 100,000. It’s considered by Cubans we met the...