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Kandy Lake, Kandy – Sri Lanka

Kandy is the second city of Sri Lanka, and considered as the cultural capital. Kandy is a major ...

Destinations April 23, 2015

Chichen Itza Is Wonderful, but Should It Be a New 7 Wonder of the World?

The Chichen Itza archaeological site contains numerous ruins built by the Maya civilization around 1000 years ago.

Destinations January 29, 2015

Maui: Paradise Lost and Found

When sticker shock and reverse culture shock kicks in Maui and I didn’t get off to a good ...

Destinations January 9, 2015

Walking the High Line – New York City

New York now has two walks in my good walks section (New York is that kind of place) ...

Destinations January 9, 2015

Golden Circle Tour – a Best of Iceland in One Day

With only a short stopover in Iceland I had planned for a day in Reykjavik, a visit to ...

Destinations December 29, 2014

Shwedagon Pagoda – the Cure for Temple Fatigue

The Pagoda is a few kilometres (or miles, as they still use here) outside the city centre and ...

Destinations December 29, 2014

Bajawa Day Trip: Volcanoes, Traditional Villages, and Hot Springs

Bajawa is a small market city in the hills with a cool climate, which is especially refreshing if ...

Destinations December 15, 2014

A Day in Dubrovnik

One city I've always wanted to visit was the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dubrovnik, and upon my ...

Destinations December 9, 2014

The Wonder That Is Petra, and the Best Time to See the Treasury

Petra is one of those places that I knew of but didn't know a lot about. Most people ...

Destinations November 17, 2014

Dealing With Room Touts in India

When you get off a bus in India you will usually be greeted by rickshaw drivers eager to ...

Destinations November 7, 2014

Cafes in Hanoi for Writers and Digital Nomads

My trip to Hanoi was for one week, so this meant I had to pace my cafe visits ...

Destinations October 30, 2014

The Temples of Bagan – Myanmar

Bagan is the site of a ruined city in central Myanmar that was a powerful capital nearly thousand ...

Destinations October 23, 2014

A Day in Dubrovnik

One city I’ve always wanted to visit was the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Dubrovnik, and upon my ...

Destinations October 23, 2014

Pangandaran, Indonesia—an Alternative Beach Destination to Bali

Up until a few days before I arrived I had never heard of Pangandaran. This fishing village on ...

News September 29, 2014

Cai Rang Floating Market

Cai Rang is home to the biggest floating market in the Mekong Delta. The market is near the ...

Destinations September 29, 2014

Mamallapuram Stone Carvings and Most Delicious Drinks in India

My first time to India was in 2007 where I visited Mumbai and some of the southern states. ...

Destinations September 19, 2014

How to Travel Flores (Indonesia) in 1 Week

I'm wrapping up my Flores posts to highlight how to travel Flores in the space of a week. ...

Destinations September 19, 2014

The Victorian-Era Gold Rush City of Bendigo – Australia

The Victorian gold rush between 1851 and the late 1860s turned Melbourne into one of the great cities ...

Destinations September 10, 2014

Getting Cheap Train Tickets in Germany

Travel by train is my favourite way of getting around Germany. The trains are clean, nearly always on ...

Destinations September 10, 2014

Komodo Dragons and Coral Reefs: Komodo National Park 2 Day Boat Tour

Komodo National Park is a protected watery expanse that covers a group of islands and reefs to the ...

Destinations August 29, 2014

Forts and Palaces of Jaipur

A Second Chance City Jaipur was the fifth city on my Club Carlson trip that is taking me ...

Destinations August 25, 2014