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Return to Kathmandu
My first trip to Nepal was in 1977 when I trekked to the Everest Base Camp. For more than twenty years, I had dreamed...
“Healthy meals for hungry souls” in Kathmandu, Nepal
When I was in Kathmandu last summer, I received a call from a Nepali friend late one afternoon, asking if I would be interested...
FOOD & WINE TRAVEL
Autumn: Switzerland’s best time for food travel?
Switzerland is a marvelous year-round destination, but for many, autumn is THE season. Summer crowds are gone, ski season is not yet upon us,...
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
Living the Covid-19 pandemic in Portugal
Portugal's state of emergency in the face of the global Covid-19 pandemic was lifted at the beginning of May, and on May 4th the...
Bacalhau: Portugal’s “faithful friend”
For a country with abundant seafood right on its Atlantic doorstep, it can seem a bit wacky...
CULTURE
Ulugbek of Uzbekistan—reaching for the stars
Recent travels in Central Asia introduced me to one of the most famous Uzbeks I never heard of: Mirzo Ulugbek – Uzbekistan’s “Great Observer”....
Forlì’s graceful Pinacoteca Civica
Museums built into heritage buildings always capture my imagination. Whether it's contemporary art in a centuries old structure, or modern fittings stocked with ancient...
