What a wonderful surprise to discover that renowned author Michael Pollan was slated to speak at Book Passage in Corte Madera, which is recognized as the Bay Area's liveliest bookstore, most notably for book launches...
Is Sardinia overrated? When I ponder the answer to this question, I remember a phrase I once heard in passing: “We can’t all be soulmates.”
The context of this had nothing to do with travel, let...
I know a thing or two about how many days in Bangkok you should spend. Thailand’s City of Angels was my home for several months in late 2012, and also between March 2017-June 2019, to say nothing...
On one hand, I knew that the answer to the question “is Switzerland expensive?” was yes, almost from day one of my first trip there, in 2008. A quotidian item (contact lens solution) taught me...
The first few times I visited Italy’s Eternal City, the topic of how many days in Rome never really crossed my mind. In 2007, the very first time, I was more concerned with finding my...
When will New Zealand open to tourists? I’ve asked myself this question often over the past 18 months—and unfortunately, I still don’t really know the answer.
If we still lived in a common sense world, New Zealand would’ve...
Many people have thought about when to head to Italy in a post-pandemic world. When is the right time and which cities and attractions are worth visiting? Milan is not often on the list but...
Mexico is one of the most diverse and enthralling countries on the planet, but a few destinations seem to hog all the attention for travelers there. From the nonstop praise heaped upon Mexico City to the seemingly...
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