Asia

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 …

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 …

Two Elusive Festivals, Two Royal Kingdoms, and a Journey Beyond the Beaches

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 …

This is the second installment of Mike James’s 51-day Southeast Asia journey. Known to many as the Gringo in Paradise, he began in the Philippines, easing into the pace of …

Mike James — Gringo in Paradise — is slow-traveling his way across Southeast Asia, trading schedules for sunsets and taking the world as it comes. From biking the ruins of …