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Right in time for the holiday season, I'm now accepting orders for my 2015 wall calendar. This 12-month calendar features 33 of my lands...

Journeying along the Mekong River that courses through Laos, and driving along the rough roads that rise and dip through the lush interior, ...

Bangkok and Chiang Mai are both cities that embrace the ancient and the contemporary. Ramshackle wood huts teeter on stilts beside tree-lin...

With its myriad parks, gardens and myriad other green spaces, Taiwan is a country for those who seek out venues that radiate a sense of calm...

With hot springs beckoning bathers, serrated mountain peaks looming over placid lakes, and pebbly beaches fronting calm bays, Taiwan is a na...

Whenever someone finds out I'm a travel writer, invariably they'll ask, "What's your favorite place?" My response is t...

Often, it seems that the sleek Malaysia capital of Kuala Lumpur is nothing but a mega hustle bustle metropolis dotted with space-age edifice...

Many, including myself, have come under Djerba's spell. Perhaps even Ulysses. After all, this Mediterranean island has long been suffus...

My trips don't always work out the way I'd like. Sometimes they work out better. Because of itinerary restrictions among the members...

Hiking and walking are two of my favorite activities when I'm traveling. It's a way to get intimate with the landscape. And though I...

I've posted and guest posted quite a bit recently on my travels in Macau and all of the unexpected treasures , whether it was a cutting ...

Cool contemporary art, ethereal wines, sublime cuisine or curious museum artifacts is not what I expected to find in Macau. And, yet, once I...

Like many people, when I heard Macau I thought gambling. After all, flashy behemoth casino resorts like the Venetian , Grand Lisboa , Wynn a...

When I travel to Japan, I always prefer staying in a traditional Japanese inn, referred to as a ryokan. I love the simplicity, the sparse fu...

Because I prefer authentic travel experiences, I've hiked the Jinshanling to Simatai section of the Great Wall rather than the very to...