The Malaysians have a rare skill for which they should be honored: They make blue. This is not about B.B. King, may he rest in…
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…
The city of Ayutthaya is on the map for its history, for its ruins, for the intimacy of its past. Our hostess calls it “a…
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…
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…
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…
I thought I’d gotten pretty lofty in my brushes with greatness. After all, I’ve served cake to Ursala K. LeGuin. And I’m just three degrees of…
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…
Finnegan and Anastasia had rented a donkey, loaded it with two paniers, and gone to visit Anastasia’s grandmother, the matriarch of the Demetriades. This was…
After a few days they came to Naxos, the home of Ariadne and the white wine. And also the home of Anastasia Demetriades who claimed…
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