Yesterday I wrote about my visit to the Antonio Blanco Renaissance Museum and touched on what I called the creative vortex of Ubud, a place that has attracted artists from …
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My return to Ubud began months ago, long before I boarded my flight to Asia. In the Summer Issue of Wine Dine + Travel Magazine, I wrote about my previous …
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Two Elusive Festivals, Two Royal Kingdoms, and a Journey Beyond the Beaches
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How do you capture the essence of a city of nine million people—one of the largest, busiest, and most fascinating in the world?You wake an hour before sunrise.While most of …
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Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand Tokyo, Japan Da Nang, Viertnam Belgrade, Serbia Manila, Phillipines Bangkok, Thailand I’ve had a love affair with Mexico and its culture for most of my life. …
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Holocaust Memorial Center for the Jews of Macedonia In 1492, the same year Columbus sailed for the New World, Spain expelled its Jews. They were given a choice: convert to …
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Inside the Walls: Invading DubrovnikThe bus from Mostar took three and a half hours, and you could watch the landscape soften as we dropped in elevation toward the Adriatic. With …
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For me, that moment came on my third day in Ubud, sitting across from a remarkable woman named Ni Wayan Murni, a plate of fried bananas between us, listening to …
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Leaving Ohrid for Bitola came with an unplanned show.The bus was delayed, so I killed time at the station and ran into Nora and Oliver again — familiar faces from …
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Every journey begins with a familiar ritual. You’re settled into your seat, looking out the window as the cabin door closes and the safety demonstration begins. Before the plane even …
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