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24 July 2023 Bangkok is a sprawling, humid metropolis of more than 10 million souls that rose along the eastern banks of the Chao Phraya...

22 July 2023 If there's a more thrilling cocktail of Asian cultures than in Penang, we've yet to find it. Penang has long served as the...

15 July 2023 Kuala Lumpur (KL for the locals) is certainly high on the list of our preferred destinations in our Asian itinerary to date....

10 July 2023 A two hour ride south-west from Kuala Lumpur, on a highway lined with endless palm tree plantations on either side, brought...

8 June 2023 It may seem odd to include a post about Basle in our travel blog, since this is where it all started from, just over a year...

5 May 2023 Escaping to a beautiful, sun-washed island in the Mediterranean to flee wet and windy Basle seemed like a good idea: picture a...

28 March 2023 There were several reasons for dining at Odette’s. Clearly, the reputation: Michelin 3 stars, just voted the No. 1...

28 March 2023 We had been pre-warned of Singapore’s reputation for rules and old jokes on the subject abound: it should be renamed...

10 March 2023 Canigaran Beach is just a short ride from our temporary home-base in the barangay of Bancao-Bancao. Located at the end of...

5 March 2023 When someone like Jacques Cousteau, the famous French oceanographer, described Palawan as the most beautiful place he had...

9 February 2023 Taking advantage of the low-priced mid-week tickets offered by Cebu Pacific (USD 130 return for two), we took a 55-minute...

31 December 2022 Manila was our last trip for this year and back in Puerto Princesa, on the beautiful island of Palawan, we settled down...

21 December 2022 I had read somewhere how a traveller to Manila had described the place, comparing it to a halo-halo, a local snack made...

19 December 2022 While boarding our flight to Manila from Heathrow, I was asked by the airline agent at the gate to show details of my...

3 November 2022 When we think back to New England, one particular image comes to mind: a village with a green, clapboard houses, an old...

27 October 2022 It was now time to return to Seattle, having already bought a cheap flight ticket from there back to Boston,...

20 October 2022 Grand Teton is situated about 100 miles south of Yellowstone National Park (from which it is also visible). Much smaller...

17 October 2022 We had been told that October was a good month to visit the Park to avoid the zillion other visitors milling around its...

16 October 2022 There are perhaps easier - and certainly, quicker - ways of getting to Yellowstone National Park from Seattle than by car...

12 October 2022 A four-hour bus ride from Vancouver brought us to the central bus station in Seattle and from there we took the metro to...