Friday, April 26, 2024
While the temptation of regenerative treatments flow abundantly in the Austrian Alps, visitors look the other way and seek out a new kind of healing.   At age 68, with a voluminous coif in a shade reminiscent of a melting snow,...
  With only a short boat ride from Sabah's capital, Kota Kinabalu in Malaysian Borneo, the island of Gaya is a healing refuge for both men and creatures.   From the deck of a speeding motor boat scuttling along at 25 knots,...
Singapore is a melting pot of cultures, a happy marriage of East and West. The Lion City roars with unfathomable energy and a new sense of identity.    From the balmy Friday afternoon rush hour, the occasional tropical breeze whiffs in...
Hamburg - part grit and part chic, why this German city of the north keeps on surprising.  It was August, and the world smelled of roses – of dreams – of summer.When Ted Macauley first visited Hamburg in 1970, a...
My first glimpse of La Sagrada Familia, a fanciful looking cathedral and the most imposing landmark in the city of Barcelona, is of curious tourists gazing toward the sheer verticality of the somewhat melted cake like structure.  'If you only...
There is nowhere in the world quite like Istanbul - spread across two continents, a city exuding with culture and contrast and always on the move.  Everyday mostly at six, old wooden carts pass and move along the narrow cobblestoned...
If old dogs can learn new tricks, what are the chances of an aging Asian auntie learning to speak a foreign language?   By the time I reached the part where a woman starts to lie about her age, I decided...
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.  On a steep, narrow country road at 1,150 meters above sea level, my travel partner...
As airlines around the globe compete and connect travelers from one point to another, some airlines choose to go the extra mile offering complimentary cultural packages to passengers with long layovers.  Half an hour past midnight, my travel partner is...
A Covid-19 reflection from bloggers around the world and how they see the future of travel as they learn to forge new paths.  It was inevitable: the scent of freedom always reminded me of the fate of unrequited love.The last...

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