Sibyl JamesYou can get anything you wantFeel like sipping a flavored daiquiri, savoring some 9th Ward gumbo, while you do your laundry, and read your kids a book? In New Orleans…Jan 5, 2020Jan 5, 2020
Sibyl JamesStreet Art in ParisIn a city with perhaps more art museums than any other city in the world, a traveler might easily forget to seek out the artistic delights…Nov 21, 2019Nov 21, 2019
Sibyl JamesStumbling onto the Paris CommuneOn my first excursion to explore Paris street art, I knew I was heading into an old and somewhat working class neighborhood, Butte Aux…Oct 12, 2019Oct 12, 2019
Sibyl JamesSamarkandOn my red Volkswagen beetle I have a bumper sticker that reads “What kind of world are we leaving for Keith Richards.” Samarkand’s history…Aug 25, 2019Aug 25, 2019
Sibyl JamesMen Racing in StilettosCarnival everywhere includes parades, costumes, free-flowing booze, and public urination, but Puerto de la Cruz in the Canary Islands has…Aug 25, 2019Aug 25, 2019
Sibyl JamesThe Magnificence of TashkentThough Tashkent has long been a Sister City of my hometown Seattle, I thought of it only as a place some adventurous souls went to teach…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Sibyl JamesWomen DriversSo here you are in Chennai, the largest city in southern India’s Tamil Nadu region, and you’ve exhausted your patience with the “tuk tuk”…Jun 12, 2017Jun 12, 2017
Sibyl James“Waste not” at Tokyo’s Amuse MuseumA museum not to be missed; the Lonely Planet’s few lines don’t do justice to its riches from the collection of folklorist Chuzaburo Tanaka…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Sibyl JamesIn Bogota, Take the Graffiti TourFor a combination of art, social issues, and politics, the Bogota graffiti tour is your best introduction to both the city and Colombian…Jun 7, 2017Jun 7, 2017
Sibyl JamesDiscovering the Good Death“I’ll be a member of the Sisters someday,” declares the young Brazilian woman in cut-off jeans beside me. But currently, she has a more…Mar 5, 2017Mar 5, 2017