A journey into Korean pop
In the late morning I went on a shopping excursion to Myeongdong. Throngs of shoppers were…
Korean pop music in Seoul
One evening in Seoul I snagged a ticket to a Hallyu pop festival. Crayon Pop was set to be the opening act…
A trip to Bangkok
I was taking a tuk-tuk around Bangkok. Suicidal motorcycles darted in and out of the smoke-belching…
Visiting a religious sect in Bangkok
One morning in Bangkok I decided to walk to the market to buy some fresh fruit. When I had been…
Visiting the stupas and temples of Kathmandu
I was sharing a small house in the center of Kathmandu with Prem and Hari, young Nepalis who worked…
A bike ride around Kathmandu
Eager to explore the dark alleyways that had intrigued me since arriving in Kathmandu, I rode…
A trip to the Indian Himalayas
I had planned to travel around India by train—to admire the Taj Mahal, explore Rajastan, and visit a…
Riding the train to Bagan, Myanmar
Tin Win and I made a trip to Bagan, taking the old colonial rail from Yangon to the ancient temple city…
The temples of Bagan, Myanmar
When we arrived in Bagan, my friend Tin Win wandered over to a horse-cart driver for a talk and a.…
Exploring the ancient pagodas of Bagan, Myanmar
In Bagan, my friend Tin Win hired a horse-cart driver to take us around to look at the temples. We were…