Most of you are here to learn about things to do in Tainan—and I’ll address those in a minute. But before I do, I’d like to tell a little story about how I came to...
Travelers seem to like to lump all of Malaysian Borneo together, but I found the states of Sabah and Sarawak—and, in particular, their capitals of Kota Kinabalu and Kuching—to be completely different.
Indeed, it’s because of...
As recently as three years ago, I never watched TV, not even on long flights. Lately, however, television series are one of the only ways I can reliably decompress between trips and the bouts of...
A friend of mine is from Abu Dhabi—and is very, very proud of his home city. “You won’t understand this until you come and see me,” he explained when we met in Bangkok last year,...
Every time I visit the Spanish capital, be it for a weekend in Madrid or a longer Madrid itinerary, I wonder why so many people seem to dislike it. Regal, resplendent and as replete with...
I wasn’t sure what to make of Ireland’s capital when I arrived to begin with 3 days in Dublin—it was pouring when the plane landed, but the sun shone so brightly as I got into...
Curating a manageable list of day trips from Tokyo can seem just as impossible as planning your Tokyo itinerary within the city limits. There are simply too many options, especially if you’ve never been to...
St. Petersburg is without a doubt the most beloved city in Russia, at least for foreigners. But I loved Moscow so much that I was less than elated about making the journey to St. Petersburg,...
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