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Travel Tales from Kaza’s Garden Lady on the Spiti River

By Shivya Nath on July 25, 2011 in Asia, Featured, India, Photos

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I sit by a Stupa on an elevation above the shore of the Spiti River, shielding myself from the sun. It’ll be a good fifteen minutes before the ball of fire sinks behind the mountain...

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Red Light District in Utrecht: Where’s the Ladies in Windows?

By Carol Rolnick on July 24, 2011 in amsterdam, Europe, Featured, Netherlands, Photos

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In Amsterdam the red light district is hard to miss once you’re in the midst of it. There are both neon-lit and colorfully painted signs advertising brothels, sex shops, head shops, and even an Erotic...

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Living in Holland: Cultural Adjustments & Tips

By Carol Rolnick on July 23, 2011 in amsterdam, Europe, Featured, Netherlands, Photos

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Cultural Differences Can Be More Than Amusing. We have been living in the Netherlands for nearly five weeks now and we’ve become accustomed to the essentials: we watch out for speed demon bicyclists – they’re everywhere!;...

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Travel Tales from the Trans-Himalayas

By Shivya Nath on July 23, 2011 in Asia, Featured, India, Photos

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In the desert mountain landscape of the Trans-Himalayas, it’s easy to forget the color green. On my way to Komic, the highest inhabited village in the Himalayas, the unassuming village of Lhangza enchants me. Blue,...

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Reflections, Revelations, and Rock Bottom in Jordan

By Robert Schrader on July 23, 2011 in Amman, Asia, China, Featured, Jordan, Middle East, Photos, Shanghai, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

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When I missed my flight from Saigon back to Shanghai in August 2010, there was no turning back: my round-the-world journey had begun. As I made my way up the coast of Vietnam with my...

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Chile’s San Pedro de Atacama: Desert Lodge for Planet & Star Gazing

By Renee Blodgett on July 22, 2011 in Chile, Featured, Lodging, Photos, South America

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Never been to Chile? Take in a little pampering at the Alto Atacama Desert Lodge & Spa which is situated among the Cordillera de la Sal which translates to “Salt Mountains.” You stay in low-slung,...

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Mother Nature Dictates Hiking in Shimla, Manali and Lahaul Spiti

By Puneet Sidhu on July 22, 2011 in Asia, Featured, India, Photos

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Our plan to complete the circuit from Shimla to Manali via Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti was entirely dependent on Mother Nature. Incessant rain at the onset had suggested snow in the upper reaches of Himachal. It...

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Toulouse-Lautrec and Jane Avril: Beyond the Moulin Rouge

By Rosa Abbott on July 21, 2011 in British Isles, Dublin, England, Europe, Ireland, London, Paris, Photos

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Jane Avril's flinchingly high kick on the poster for her Jardin de Paris performance is perhaps the most defining image of turn-of-the-century Paris. Even at the time, Avril credited the Toulouse-Lautrec designed poster with launching...

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