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 Station. One can still hear its engine, like an ominous...
With its mild Mediterranean winter climate, Spain's largest island in the Balearics is a travel secret hiding in plain sight. Overflowing with an endless array of galleries, restaurants, baroque churches and medieval streets, Palma is a winter city to enjoy sans the madding crowd.
I knew that you brought a...
In Madeira, Quintas are becoming the new cultural touchstones and enduring icons that define Portuguese hospitality.
It was the best of times. I am traveling to Madeira. It was the worst of times. The plane that would take me to Portugal's ethereal island in the Atlantic, was nowhere in sight.
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There aren't many places left in Phuket where travelers can find peaceful retreats. But if you know where to look, the island could be yours.
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n Surin, that raw idyllic stretch, about 7 km of imperceptibly inhabited coastline across the Andaman Sea, which lies on the west coast of Phuket,...
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 paint; Paul Cézanne, the most rebellious of the 19th-century French...
Sights, sounds, the self and a schloss -l'Invitation au voyage in the snowy Bavarian Alps.
There are elephants in the room. I am of course referring to the ubiquitous and recurring elephant patterns of my bed’s headboard, as well as on the couvre-lit, the couch and cushions in the room...
If there is a place that has a certain hold on everyone, it's called hometown. Whether we love it or loathe it, and no matter how much we try to run away from it, it's a place that we all keep coming back to - time and again.
Just before...
What can a landscape teach a traveler? In Andalusia, it’s as simple as living like a local and embracing its transportive landscape.
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o live in southern Spain on the coast of Andalusia - where the occasional sand laden wind blows, is to embrace la calima.
It’s been an hour since I...
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 the engine, aiming at the waggish sound of alpine bells....
Just a short boat ride from Sabah’s capital, Kota Kinabalu, Gaya Island in Malaysian Borneo offers a serene escape and natural refuge for both people and wildlife.
From the deck of a speedboat scuttling along at 25 knots, I saw Kota Kinabalu, or KK as locals would refer to it,...