or all the wild, action-packed mega cities Southeast Asia is so famous for, there’s an equally opposite number of places that are quiet, nature-oriented, and extremely relaxing. Here are 5 destinations I recently visited where relaxation is the local way of life. 1. Sangkhlaburi, Thailand Waking up at 5 am is something you’ll love doing when you’re [...]
ne of the most memorable adventures I have had in Australia until now was when I traversed the entire country by train. This epic trip on the Indian Pacific train, named after the two oceans that the line connects, took me from Sydney all the way to the far reaches of the country — to [...]
Lost in Delhi from Myles Thompson. spent a few days in Delhi – mainly to attend the CMS Vatavaran Environmental Film Festival – but I also managed to nip out a couple of times to film some street life scenes, and to see the Taj Mahal in Agra (200 km away from Delhi). Both Delhi [...]
“What’s butterbeer?” I asked my brother, as we walked into the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, Florida. Turns out, as I quickly learned, it’s a cream soda-like concoction topped with a marshmallow head. It contains neither butter, nor beer. While the fictional drink once only existed in the Harry Potter books, a real world [...]
n 2011, Lima’s Astrid & Gastón was ranked #42 on a list of the world’s 50 best restaurants. It was one of only three restaurants in Latin America to make the illustrious list, with the majority being located in Europe and the USA. Even if I had been planning to travel in these regions, I knew such [...]
