After an exhausting tour through Europe, I couldn’t wait to reach Switzerland, the perfect refuge for my travel-weary bones. My return flight home from Zurich was two weeks away, and visions of tranquil pastures, alpine lakes, and creamy chocolates danced in my head …
Unless you’re someone like a Bono who gets to traipse around the world and speak before the United Nations on issues of global importance, you don’t often get the opportunity to dramatically affect the quality-of-life of a country you visit. Recently I had that chance, and I…I…
Mummified with heavy soft towels from neck to toe, I realized I was staring vacantly at the thatched roof above. Was the ceiling fan rotating, or was it me?
It’s easy to get lost in your surroundings while you’re enjoying the photographic opportunities and beauty of a place you’re seeing for the first time. Unfortunately, there are those who are always on the lookout for unsuspecting travelers with cameras. These tips should help protect your priceless images …
Ireland’s wealthy Georgian and Victorian landowners developed a taste for erecting architectural oddities known as follies. Here are five places open to the public where you can admire (or perhaps despair over) their romantic visions …
I have now gone fishing twice in my life, both in the past three weeks, and I’m happy to report that I still haven’t caught anything. When it comes to food, my philosophy is: the further away I am from the "how" it arrived on my plate, the better …
"Here, please, Sir. You must try this!" I popped the crunchy pepper-dusted cashew into my mouth as the friendly Iranian shopkeeper smiled, nodding his approval. It burned just about all the way down. "Nice," I wheezed, on the verge of choking, "But I’m looking for saffron" …
