Dare I say this? British colonials had an almost Germanic consistency: take over, build a military-industrial complex, then administer it from the cool comfort of…
To dine on the island of Penang, we must cross Malaysia from east to west. As the house crow flies, that’s 150 miles. As the…
Shhh…here is a secret: some of the best beaches in Thailand are utterly empty and largely undeveloped. How can treasures so valuable be unexploited? The…
It’s a fantasy that must be imbued on the psyche of every Thai: to ride a horse upon the sand, as the waves lap gently…
Today we’re playing Mark Twain. Read slowly, and with a hint of a drawl. We’re sitting on the banks of the Chao Phraya River—it’s warm,…
They first caught my eye in Hyderabad, but I couldn’t tell if I was seeing a fad, a pilot program or a sea change. What…
Aboard the Darjeeling Himalayan Express, scenes of mountain life pass by the open windows at an antique pace. Produce sellers line the tracks with baskets…
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…
No matter how early you awaken, Ganga and her people are already at work. They never stopped, really. Corpses have been burning all night. The…
The last time I left Delhi, the pilot couldn’t get the plane off the ground fast enough. Gastrointestinally challenged, physically exhausted and emotionally exasperated, I…
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