Alpabzug or Désalpe? Swiss cows come home
Every autumn, Swiss cows in their droves leave the high pastures of summer to return to the valleys, collared with bells and with bouquets...
Celebrating Pongal in Tamil Nadu, India
“Please join us!” the woman in a gold-trimmed green sari exclaimed, waving a wooden spoon in our direction. Sweet smoke wafted from hundreds of...
In Basel, Switzerland, the antics of Vogel Gryff
A resounding boom from a raft on the Rhine, and the “only in (Klein)basel” ritual known as Vogel Gryff is underway. When Tom and...
Tamil Nadu’s kolam art tradition
One of India’s most distinctive art forms is that of rangoli, in which patterns are created on the floor or the ground using materials...
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...
Ascona, Switzerland celebrates the chestnut
I love one-trick food festivals. They bring out my penchant for taking a single food ingredient to levels I would never envision on my...
Culinary walks with Taste Porto Food Tours
Touring a new city on foot always brings the place into focus, and a good food tour adds an element I especially enjoy. A...
Kumbh Mela 2019 in Prayagraj, India
As the seemingly endless line of saffron-clad men walked past us, many smiled and waved. I lifted my camera just as one of them...
Sao Miguel and Terceira offer a taste of the Azores
When we began to plan a trip to the Azores, my traveling companion and I were optimistic: of the nine islands, surely, we can...
Making and tasting cuscos in Bragança, Portugal
“Keep rolling the dough!” Guilhermina exclaimed. “Faster, in a circle like this,“ she said, leaning over the wooden trough to demonstrate. She paused, wiped...