Vang Vieng had acquired the reputation as being a mecca for backpackers from across the globe. They made their way to this remote little slice of paradise to party, get high, and drink themselves into a drunken stupor. All that has changed. The hotel owners…
Five villages like five beguiling sisters cling to the rugged cliffs on the Ligurian coast of Italy; their names are Monterosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore. Colorful houses are stacked upon the hillsides where grapevines flourish, and fishing boats bob in the little…
Sunshine, surf, palm trees, street performers and weirdoes! Venice Beach has an abundance of all of those. Start your day with breakfast on the beach at Perry's Cafe on Hollister Street in Santa Monica. Rent a bike from Perry's and set out on the bike…
Tango in San Telmo-Buenos Aires San Telmo - the oldest neighborhood in Buenos Aires was home to the city's upper class elite in the 1800's, until a yellow fever epidemic struck in 1870 and people fled the area leaving it to fall into disrepair. Today…
Within the spider's web of medieval narrow cobblestone streets of Prague's Old Town are churches, cathedrals, and synagogues, with their beautiful domes and spires that make the view from above the Old City a favorite subject for artists and photographers. Prague - capital of the…
The sight that immediately comes to mind when I think of Tibet, is a sky swimming in blue. We would draw open the curtains of our top-floor hotel room, and be awed by a picture postcard view of the Potala Palace, its white walls and…