In Asia/ Maldives Time to Rest: 4 Days at a Maldives Resort After two days in Maldives’ capital city of Male—among the most densely packed cities in the world—I boarded a speedboat to a nearby resort.… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Maldives Mahibadhoo, Maldives: Octopus Hunters, Flying Foxes, and Sparkling Plankton From my seat on the beach on Mahibadhoo, I saw a man’s head come out of the water in the reef area at the… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Indonesia/ Travel Planning Color-Filled Days: Nusa Lembongan In the early evening hours, I rode a red and white bike with a basket attached to the handlebars that I had rented from… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Indonesia/ Travel Planning The Lure of the Waves: Uluwatu, Bali What is my favorite time in the airport? I am checked in and have made it through security. I find the nearest book store,… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Malaysia/ People The People You’ll Meet: Anuar Abdullah, Ocean Quest Anuar Abdullah is the CEO and founder of Ocean Quest, a social enterprise and conservation organization at work in various countries in Southeast Asia.… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Malaysia/ Travel Planning The Flavor Rush That Is Malaysia In my two weeks in Malaysia, I would learn more words for various foods than for anything else. Nasi? Rice. Mee? Noodles. Goreng? Fried.… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Malaysia Street Life: The Murals of George Town, Penang As I arrived in Penang’s capital city of George Town–a former trading port that was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2008 for… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Philippines/ Travel Planning Life on the Edge: Trekking in the Ifugao Rice Terraces In hindsight, the directions were simple: Follow the path to the right until you get to that coconut tree—you see that one there, right?—then… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Philippines Room at the Table: Sharing Meals in the Philippines The Philippines is not a place I have known anyone to travel to for its cuisine. As I prepared to go I could not… Continue Reading →
In Asia/ Myanmar Lessons in Patience and Knowing When to Say When: Myanmar Myanmar and I got off to a rough start. I was exhausted from long travels, missing friends, and Yangon was hotter than even this… Continue Reading →
