Iceland attracts a lot of specialized tourism. Some people come just for volcanoes, or for glaciers, or for the sagas. Now with big festivals like Airwaves and ATP, music has become a big draw. This summer, Iceland was the destination for my heavy metal road trip. Read More
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Heavy Metal Road Trip: Iceland Southern Route
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Kinkaku-ji Gardens
When we went to Japan in 2010, we gave our then 5-year-old daughter a camera. She took this picture of the gardens at the famous Golden Temple, Kinkaku-ji. Although the temple is as stunning as promised, I was most impressed with the gardens, which are possibly the finest gardens I have seen in Japan.
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The Indian Latin Lover of Palms Beach
Source TOI Image via The Hindu
Before there were blogs, I spent a quarter studying sustainable development in southern India. I maintained an email distribution list of friends who wanted updates on my travels. Many nights involved entertainments of the herbal or alcoholic kind. There were roof-top full-moon parties and midnight swims in the ocean (the floating garbage was harder to see in the moonlight). Some evenings were spent on planting plans and composting toilet design. But occasionally, I sat down at a computer and wrote about my adventures. This is one of those stories. Read More
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Hutong View
This view of a hutong was taken from the window of our high rise hotel room in Beijing in 2007. I wonder if it is still there?
