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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...

January 7, 2010 with 4 Comments
Mong Kok blocked

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...

January 4, 2010 with 5 Comments
“Eating Live Animals” in South Korea on Matador Abroad

“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...

November 22, 2009 with 0 Comments

Traveling is awesome! Can I go home now?

Breakdance sign at Pushkar Festival amusement park | Photo by Lauren Girardin I didn’t expect to be homesick. Not at all. How could I be homesick when I am distracted by new...

January 13, 2009 with 7 Comments

Pushkar, India travel tips

January 12, 2009 with 0 Comments

The cacophony and camels of Pushkar

Camels as far as the eye can see | Art by Todd Berman The chaos and noise of the crowd overwhelms everything we’ve come to see at the Pushkar Camel Festival, even the camels...

January 12, 2009 with 0 Comments

Big sticks, breasts, and Bollywood

Lauren on the ladies’ line at Raj Mandir | Photo by Todd Berman Jaipur is a madhouse. Walking a kilometer can take an hour in this small (by Indian standards) Rajastani city...

January 10, 2009 with 0 Comments

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...

January 9, 2009 with 0 Comments

Never mind the tigers: Part 2

December 31, 2008 with 1 Comment

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...

December 30, 2008 with 0 Comments
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