Pakistan: The Adventure Starts Now
byParis was brilliant, but it was easy — millions of gawking day-trippers stream through its polished and numerous attractions each year. Dubai was a…
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Pass the Sheesha to the Left Hand Side
byA creamy lump of hummus and olive oil, a silver pot of Moroccan mint tea, and a fat hookah packed with sweet apple tobacco–this…
Too Much Hot
byA blast of thick, wet, heat met us as we de-planed; my glasses were instantly fogged, my mind too, 6:30 a.m. local time, not…
Saudi Arabia Sunrise
byMaybe it was an illusion, a trick of the airplane’s thick window, but the long, jet-black horizon looked slightly curved. Even through the tiny…
Shakespeare & Company
byThe most cramped, interesting, and full-of-famous-history used bookstore in the world:
Packing Lesson: Don’t forget the tunes
byOnce upon a time, a young couple fell in love, got married, packed up their belongings and left New York to travel for a…
Rick Steves: Paris and Belize
byMy guidebooks at the moment? Rick Steves Paris and Moon Metro Paris have accompanied Tay and I on our daily forays. The Moon Metro…
“So fearfully and wonderfully Frenchy!”
by“It was a pleasure to eat where everything was so tidy, the food so well cooked, the waiters so polite, and the coming and…
La Fete de la Musique
byIt was no coincidence that La Fete de la Musique, a city-wide, all-night street-jam, occurred on the solstice — indeed, that summer should begin…
Strange Enchanted Coasts: Our Honeymoon
byOur Trip: Paris, France: 9 days Friends and family; sightseeing with the masses. Dubai: 36 hours One-night layover, dose of Arab opulence. Pakistan: 1…