Thursday, January 23, 2025

ESCAPES

The real fun of travel is the discovery of places that we can call our transformative spaces and private escapes.

In Malaysia, the country’s cultural diversity and soul is best expressed through its love for food and the makan.  The city train heading to the town center whizzes by fast after halting for a few seconds at Kuala Lumpur Sentral...
Seville is a city of story and souls—from its flamencos, architecture, and multi-layered faiths. Dazzling and bewitching come night or day.  He could have been a converso. But he is definitely a gitano. He has the song that echoes of his...
Famous for its cuisine, medieval ramparts, and opera, Lucca is Tuscany's best-kept secret that makes for a different kind of Italian drama.   A ugust is coming to a close in Lucca, a masterfully preserved medieval Italian city situated some 50 kilometers...
Vienna allows a traveler to indulge in a waking dream, and there is nothing more real than setting foot in Austria's alluring capital.  Between Vienna’s imposing Parliament Building and its famous university, which dates back to medieval times, there sits...
From the Pyrenees to the jagged coastal coves of Costa Brava, Spain's Catalonia stirs inspiration and saccharine summer dreams.  IT was hard to say when summer arrived in the Alt Empordà, the upper part of Catalonia, tucked away in the northeast...
High up in the French Alps and away from the crowd, ordinary afternoon walks become sublime experiences with soul-rousing natural beauty playing the ideal backdrop.  Ona steep, narrow country road at 1,150 meters above sea level, my travel partner accelerated...
High above the French Alps and an arm's reach from the Swiss border, Lake Annecy draws all crowds and artists alike in pursuit of a restorative escape.   Either he picked up the wrong colors or has probably run out of...
The French Wine Country is a fairytale landscape of chateaus and idyllic vineyards. Bordeaux invites everyone to enjoy a tipple and dream altogether.  In many ways a story can always be written and, at times be told. If I have...
Postcard-perfect Lisbon with its dramatic scenes and slopping terrains, there's no better place to experience all that Portugal has to offer than its capital.   Lisbon is in no hurry. It takes its time. The city wakes up when it wants to...
Picture the South of France without the beach, boatload of tourists, and the bling. You get Uzès - a hidden and meticulously preserved town known for its Renaissance architecture and Roman flair.   Winter is like my neighbor’s receding hairline. Inconspicuous....

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