The best way for visitors to get around the city is by taxi. They are inexpensive, ubiquitous, available at all hours and will get you to your destination quickly. The taxis are unmistakable in their...
Our last night in Nicaragua was spent with our fellow travel mates attending a performance at a Nicaraguan artist’s restaurant. The artist's music was associated with the Sandinista Revolution. It was a good...
Above: night traffic, Shyam Nagar, Jaipur, 13 Feb 2009.
To make Rajasthani chai boil half part water, half whole milk with loose black tea and sugar. Pour through a sieve into mugs and serve. For masala chai...
View of roadside into Granada from car
As we gear up to leave what has come to feel like a home away from home at La Mariposa in Nicaragua, here is some of what I have...
Picture yourself in the urban canopy jungle. You are lost in the great concrete reef. You're drowning in the ocean of asphalt. This is transit. This is Shanghai.
Picture the sky in numerous lanes, divided judiciously...
During the TaiPing Rebellion, ca. the 1860s, there was one infamous foreign commander among the ranks of the Qing Dynasty's Imperial Army. His name was Ward, and he was such a capable fighter and officer...
February is the month of parades and carnivals in France and Belgium. France can brag about Nice that hosts the most elaborated parade of floats on the French Riviera. But Belgium offers the most animated festivities...
This beautiful video highlights an easy summer hike from the base of Cerro (Mount) Catedral to Refugio Frey at the summit. It takes about three and a half hours and starts at the parking lot of...
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