At 5:00 a.m., we hit the streets of a sleeping Mumbai. The wide boulevards – habitually clogged with traffic and the incessant racket of honking horns – are bathed in quiet and the golden light of sentinel street lamps. While Mumbai slumbers, pockets of workers…
The Kayan Lahwi minority tribe. The Kayan are commonly called the Padaung, a Shan word meaning: 'Lady with the long neck.' Young girls begin wearing brass coils around their necks at around eight years old. More coils are added as they age and are rarely…
The shimmering white, marble Monument of Victor Emmanuel II situated between Capitol Hill and Piazza Venezia, boasts columns, grand stairways, and a commanding bronze statue of the king on horseback. The monument is an imposing structure, which one can glimpse from many of Rome's neighborhoods;…
A palpable aura of spirituality envelops the heart of Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet, where Buddhism is a part of the smallest detail of everyday living. The iconic Portola Palace – which for centuries was the home of the Dalai Lama – watches over…
Guanajuato captivates first time visitors with its intoxicating energy, unique charm, and hidden treasures. This is a walking town with an abundance of plazas where locals and university students meet, musicians stroll, restaurants spill onto the plazas, and the buildings are painted in a riot…
From traditional Vietnamese cone shaped hats ' Non La', to the elaborate, handcrafted turbans and embroidered clothing of the Red Dao; and from the baggy pants common in Hanoi and Hoi An, to the elegant Ao Dai for which Vietnam is famous; women's style of…
