The first time I visited Japan’s Yakushima Island, I had no idea I was about to visit the Princess Mononoke forest. I didn’t even know what or who “Princess Mononoke” was, given that I was—and...
Of all the traveling I have done over three decades, its rare to find someone who has experience Kerala in India. Why? Most people head to the obvious tourism spots including Taj Mahal and Delhi...
We were thrilled to head back to the Hotel Viking, which is about a three and-a-half hour drive from New York. Full disclosure, we were married at the Viking ten years ago, but we’d heard...
I laughed. “It was supposed to have been a vacation.” A quarantine officer at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport had just asked me why if I’d spent the previous two weeks in Thailand—for business or for...
I wasn’t sure if I would take a Milford Sound tour until a few days before I ended up doing it. After only a couple days driving around New Zealand’s South Island, I had entered...
When it comes to Vietnam, I have good news and I have bad news. The good news is that in a couple of weeks, you can get an intoxicating cross-section of this exhilarating land, from...
I get emails from many readers asking about the question of Thailand vs Vietnam. They’d like to visit both countries, they say, but at the moment only have time for one.
If, as you plan your...
We just had an opportunity to drive the 2020 Cadillac XT6 AWD Crossover with enough time to review it. Unfortunately most of our driving was in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx during our recent trip...
