At the end of April in 2019, I was lucky enough to afford a one-week vacation in Tokyo, Japan. In that one week, I told myself that I had to immerse myself...
WARSAW, Poland — A typhoon that slammed into the Philippines on Thursday forced a risky evacuation for tens of thousands of people during the coronavirus pandemic, while New Zealand and Japan were among...
Bhutan is a landlocked country in the eastern Himalayas of South Asia. Located between China and India, this country has a modest area of only about 47,500 meters squared and a population...
Portugal’s allure is undeniable. Succulent seafood, the azure waters of the Algarve, welcoming people, a temperate climate, and a rich history. My first grand tour of Europe began in Portugal when I...
Los Cabos
is a place I’d often heard mentioned – the name always accompanied by soft
sighs of yearning or sun-dipped memories. So, I was thrilled to get a chance to
visit this much admired...
Tibet has appeared many times in films, such as:
Tibetan code, Painted skin, and especially Seven years in
Tibet by actor Brat Pitt playing an Austrian explorer
exploring this land.
People cannot grow tea in Tibet. All kinds of tea
importing from traders who come here...
We snuck into the stately manor house on Blair Estate quietly, dropped our bags in our lushly appointed room, then rushed into the bedroom opposite. “Surprise!” my husband Steve and I yelled...
In the northwest corner of Florida, known as the Panhandle, fish rule. Rods line every pier and charter boats do a roaring deep sea business. Go into just about any restaurant and you’ll...
There are many reasons I love Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium. Their chocolate is some of the finest in the world. Sweet waffles are available on every street corner…and then there...
As a child, there was nothing I liked better than swashbuckling movies about Robin Hood and his Merry Men who lived in England’s Sherwood Forest. I had a special reason. One of...
Located in China’s Hunan province, Fenghuang is a town that attracts travellers in droves. Few people know that the name of this town is associated with a fairytale about a 1,000-year-old phoenix...
North America’s oldest and largest horticultural extravaganza, the annual Philadelphia Horticultural Society (PHS). Philadelphia Flower show, embraced the theme of Flower Power this year and delivered a universal message that transcended cultures...
There are two separate realities in Tenerife, largest of the seven Canary Islands. The southern end of the island is a beachy playground full of vacationing sun seekers while the rocky landscape...
In Nashville, it’s hard to go around the corner without bumping into a singer, songwriter, performance venue or recording studio. Music City truly lives up to it moniker.
If...
If you love winter and like to see snow-covered mountains, Zhangjiajie (likened to “Pandora on Earth” WHAT IS PANDORA?) - and Thien Mon Son (likened to an avenue linking to heaven) will be...
