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Taste This! Does this Taste Funny?
January 20, 2016Okay, this is a thing that happens: You sit down to a nice meal, either at home or abroad,…
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Souvenirs Gone South
June 11, 2015I admit, one of the best – and lasting – parts of travel is bringing back a representative piece…
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Tea Trails of Sri Lanka
March 12, 2015My husband, Jim, and I are coffee drinkers by nature and by habit, but each of us will enjoy…
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Does a 13-Year-Old Need a Butler on Vacation?
February 26, 2015Okay, I’ve noticed something that some of the best hotels are doing, and it’s really piqued my curiosity: What’s…
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Flooding in Sri Lanka
January 2, 2015We have watched the water rise throughout the Yala National Park and finally just rolled up our pants and…
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Inle Lake: A Floating World
November 7, 2014Enchanting. Ethereal. Exquisitely fragile. This is Inle Lake. It is a world of floating markets, floating monasteries, floating towns,…
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Wayside Water Stations in Myanmar
October 17, 2014Buddhists in Burma form what are called “water-donating societies” (wainay ya thukha) and set clay water pots along roads…
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Myanmar: On the Way to Mandalay
October 11, 2014Say the name: Mandalay! Just the sound of it evokes visions of the exotic East, the opulent, ancient Burmese…
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Myanmar: Burma Bound
October 4, 2014We’re on our way to Myanmar! Nearly 13 hours into our almost 26-hour flight, and we’re a bit cranky…
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Myanmar: Is It Safe?
September 25, 2014I assume that, as adults, you avoid travel where there are civil wars, epidemics, human rights violations, or other…