My Ancient Chinese Hero – Dali
My sister and I were searching for a hiking trip in southern China. After much searching on the internet, I finally located a company called…
Battle Of The Bugs – Voyage To The Great Wall
Photo: The Great Wall of China – Mutianyu Section The Great Wall of China is yet another site that I never really expected to see…
A Father, A Daughter, and Some Chinese Food – Beijing
When I was about 12 years old, I was treated to my first memory of international cuisine…Chinese food. I will never forget going to a…
Spice Diaries Vol 16, Sep 13, 2007
For the ‘best of’ Udaipur Photography – click here! For all snapshots of Udaipur and surroundings – click here! Roadtrip! My India visa was such…
ESL | Festivals | Food and Drink | India | Volunteering
Spice Diaries – Vol 5, Aug. 21
Mam, there are 20 different ways to tie a sari. For photos of Ladie’s Night – click here! Every day is full of lessons. Today…
Le Miei Famiglie Italiani
The title roughly translates into my Italian Families…that’s right – plural…I have many of them! I have to admit it – I have always been…
Italian Cooking Class in Sorrento Amalfi Coast
Note: I attended this Italian cooking class in Sorrento in 2007. However, the school is still running classes, and there have been a few new…
Graduation Day!
After spending 4 weeks attempting to learn Italian, I have experienced a mixed bag of emotions – happiness, humor, stress, anxiety, stupidity, and elation. There…
Staying in Sorrento, Italy For a Month
View Italy Photography I am molto happy…for many reasons. But the primary reason is that I’m on ‘Pause’. I arrived in Sorrento last week, dragged…
Gut Decisions – Montenegro
My best travel moments are the unplanned ones. I spent most of my corporate career planning: budgets, delivery dates, resource needs, tasks on a project…