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A Philippine Comedy of Errors: Part Two
Continued from A Philippine Comedy of Errors: Part One On my 15-hour Philippine Airlines flight, direct from Los Angeles to the Philippine capital of Manila, I'd scored the semi-holy grail of coach class: two airline seats all to … [Read More...]
A Philippine Comedy of Errors: Part One
Pausing before a not-yet-completed bridge spanning a rocky little stream bed, I watched a weary construction team haul steel bars from one side to the other. Kelly, a 25 year-old guide from a tribe native to this mountainous region of the … [Read More...]
Off to the Philippines
Ever so slightly out of the blue, I'm off to the Philippines for the first time! My week-long trip, sponsored by Asia Transpacific Journeys, Blue Horizon Tours and the Philippine Department of Tourism, will be set on Luzon, the largest of the … [Read More...]
A Roam Around Rome
Before last May, I'd never been to Rome. Please don't look at me like that -- I know. I'm a travel writer who had never been to Rome. There should be some sort of law. The important thing here is that I've now visited Italy's capital city for a … [Read More...]
You Had Me at “Rainforest”: O’ahu’s Pu’u ‘Ualaak’a State Wayside Park
High above the urban sprawl of Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of O'ahu, you'll find a cool and loamy respite from the city way up in the lush hills and rainforest of Pu'u 'Ualaak'a State Wayside Park. Which is, by the way, pronounced: "Poo-ooh … [Read More...]
Mammoth, California: Snow + Fun + Food
High up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, on the eastern side of Central California, the Mammoth area is like a perfect storm for winter vacationers: enormous mountains, brilliant sunshine most of the time, and relatively mild temperatures. It's the … [Read More...]
Traveling the Silk Road: Hinoki & The Bird
Before dining at Hinoki & the Bird, a swanky new restaurant that recently opened in Los Angeles, I'd have thought a culinary journey along the Silk Road was outdated by about, oh...400 years. After all, by the mid-1600s, most explorers in … [Read More...]
Book Giveaway: DK Eyewitness Travel Caribbean, Puerto Rico, Cancun & the Yucatan
This giveaway is now closed - thanks to all who entered! __________________________________________________________ I've been invited on some wonderful trips in the months to come -- including Puerto Rico and the Caribbean island of St. Kitts -- … [Read More...]
