Because I am mostly a tag-along traveller, I often don’t choose the places I visit. That suits me fine because Steve’s business travel often takes us places I would have never picked myself, and many of those destinations turn out [...]
One of the finest pleasures of travel is the immersion in a place and culture that is novel to the visitor. I always travel with an eye out for what is distinct about the destination I am visiting, which spawned [...]
There are lots of ways to travel: from cruising to camping, all-inclusive resorts to backpacking. Our travel style as somewhere between luxe and adventure. Most often we steer away from the “must-do” attractions at a destination. Steve’s work travel has [...]
Mumbai’s Dhobi Ghat open-air laundry is a sprawling hub of activity that is almost impossible to comprehend. Hundreds of men with strong, sinewy bodies wade in knee-high water at washing platforms flogging clothing and sheets, women fold and tag pieces [...]
Bangalore is often called the “Silicon Valley” of India because of its booming and seemingly ever-growing tech sector. With 10 million residents, Bangalore is a bustling, dense metropolis of colour, sound, and ambitious people. Here are five observations from my last [...]
Wouldn’t it be great to sit down with a local to get the inside scoop on the destination you plan to visit? One of the things I love about being a travel blogger is that it puts me in touch [...]
Anyone who reads this blog knows I’m runner and that I always pack my sneakers when I travel. Going for a run is one of the best ways to see a city. Looking online for things to do on my [...]
One of the things I love about travel is how it frees me to become someone else for a while. Not that I completely abandon my tastes and sensibilities, but I do many things I wouldn’t dream of on home base. [...]
Like everything in life, travel has its high and low points. It also introduces us to the unfamiliar, which is part of what makes it so enriching. As we close in on the end of the year, here are the [...]