In the morning, we flip-flop to the pavement-level cook shop a half-dozen doors from our hotel. Cooking happens over open flame at the street while…
We are in well charted territory, and we are in uncharted territory: Thailand. It’s our third time in the Siamese bustle, so at one level,…
While traveling, we expect the unexpected, adventure. While traveling we try not to expect generosity, though we often experience it. It is rare, though, that…
Do you delight in toothpicked cheese cubes? Or prosciutto pinned to melon? The olives harpooned in your martini? If so, then may I recommend lok-lok? In this…
Nepal has suffered a truly horrible earthquake. We were safely in Bangkok, editing our blogs and photographs when the disaster happened. That said, the 7.8 magnitude…
In India, our way was smoothed by some gentlemen with such specialized skill and professionalism that we did not need to share much common language for them to…
Our train shudders to a stop in Patna Junction, the nervous hiss of air breaks reflecting my mood. Have I erred in planning an adventuresome…
What happens when you put a horseman on the back of a camel? He gets to thinking about livestock. Sparse thoughts. Comparative thoughts. Saddles. If…
Today was a success, a culmination, a joy. And, possibly, the beginning of a new tradition. Together, Alison and I returned to the Cave Temples…
How do we get ready for India? Train! How do we train? By Amtrak. From Portland to Vancouver, BC. What makes the Cascades line such effective…
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