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Prayer flags, prayer wheels & mani stones in Nepal
On my first trip to Nepal many years ago, I was struck by symbols of Buddhism almost everywhere. Following the lead of my Sherpa...
Educating girls in Solukhumbu, Nepal
The young girl appeared as if in a dream, walking uphill through dense fog. She stopped to watch as our group made its slow...
FOOD & WINE TRAVEL
Bacalhau: Portugal’s “faithful friend”
For a country with abundant seafood right on its Atlantic doorstep, it can seem a bit wacky to a visitor that the Portuguese are...
Celebrating street food in Basel, Switzerland
With October comes what travel planners call the shoulder season, a concept that applies equally to food-oriented festivals. Soon we'll have the late-autumn fairs,...
AT HOME IN PORTUGAL
Tasting the Colheitas of Graham’s
"Isn't that cool?!" exclaimed our host, raising a goblet of amber-hued liquid and gesturing with it to the distant corners of Palacio do Bolsa's...
Sampling Portuguese flavors in the Douro Valley
A day that begins with a drive through Douro vineyards and a boat ride on the river is off to a fine start. And...
CULTURE
The day I met Bou Meng
Frangipani wafted in the early morning air and butterflies were everywhere, when I visited Cheoung Ek, the best known of Cambodia’s infamous killing fields. The...
Basel’s Merian Gardens: now a “Garden of Switzerland”
Nothing announces spring like daffodils popping up through scraggly grass in Merian Gardens. And once that happens, there's no stopping the day-dreaming after the...
