Hong Kong travel tips
Fantastic frog figurine from the Hong Kong Museum of Art | Photo by Lauren Girardin The Ratings Explained: YEH – Like a hot, fresh baked egg tart. YEHs are as good as you can get, especially for your backpacker buck,…
Mong Kok blocked
The social melee in Hong Kong’s Mong Kok neighborhood induces our first bout of culture shock on this trip. Most of the past three months we’ve traveled slowly overland through swaths of mellow and, relative to Hong Kong, underpopulated Southeast…
“Eating Live Animals” in South Korea on Matador Abroad
We skip willy-nilly through the time-space continuum over on Matador Network, who just published my new travel story about eating live animals in South Korea. Here’s a taste: My chopsticks finally aim towards the last untried morsels, a substance that…
Jaipur, India travel tips
Where we ate: LMB (Laxmi Misthan Bhander) – A classy (and a little pricey) restaurant with excellent Rajasthani food and a bakery in front: YEH Jai Shankar Pavitra Bhojnalaya – Great dosas, other South Indian food, and other snacks by…
Chittor, Bundi, and Ranthambore, India travel tips
Portrait of the artists Sparsh and Helish | Art by Todd Berman Where we ate: Shakti Restaurant at Hotel Paratap Palace, Chittorgarh – If you’re just passing through or day tripping, hey’ll hold your bags while you visit the fort….
