Hiking the Banaue rice terraces in the Philippines
One morning I took a jeepney to Banaue. The town center was already crowded with buses leaving for…
On the beach in Boracay, Philippines
After a short flight and a jeepney ride to the coast, I was taking an outrigger boat to the white sand beaches…
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…