Puerto Rico

“Puerto Rico” literally means “Rich Port” in Spanish. When the Spanish first landed here in the fifteenth century, they quickly realized…

Fatehpur-Sikri: The Mughal Ghost Town

The twin sites of Fatehpur-Sikri lie just on the outskirts of Agra, and while visiting Agra…

Mountain of Eternal Life

1,200 years ago, in Japan, an old bamboo cutter found a golden bamboo in the forest. When he cut the bamboo open…

(Motor) Home Away From Home

Our experience as first-time RV’ers during the COVID-19 lock-down!

Conquering Vinicunca

I looked up at the summit of the Vinicunca mountain, and thought “No! There’s no way I can climb up there!”. I just wanted to stop there, and turn back. I was out of breath, out of motivation, out of any will to move on. I had taken barely ten steps since my last break. “So this is what…

Istanbul: A City Steeped in History

The History

June Lake

June Lake is a small mountain town in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains, and I first heard of it when planning a trip to Yosemite. June…

Yosemite

Up Close with the Sierra Nevadas

Bars, Speak-Easies and Gator Meat — New Orleans

The History

California’s Pacific Coast

When I look back at my travel blog, I see that I have written about Jordan, Leh, Peru, Croatia, Japan, Germany…