Books I love as I travel
You need a keen eye to find Nagaland on a map of India. It lies in the northeast, in this little-known part of the country across from Bangladesh, close to Continue Reading →
It had been more than ten years since I had last been to Malaysia. On my first visit, I treated myself to a trip to Malacca in the south, but Continue Reading →
Probably the most famous cadence whistles in cinema history. As I was spending a day exploring the Bangkok area, my Lonely Planet reminded me that the famous “Bridge over the Continue Reading →
Can a square become a circle? It’s the inverse of the classic geometric problem of squaring a circle. A visit to Borobudur on the Indonesian island of Java gave me Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia remained an enigma for me, like a blank on the world map. In 1993, I made a long trip to Asia, from Yemen to Hong Kong, but being Continue Reading →
Singapore enjoys a reputation for excellence and efficiency. On my recent trip, this was confirmed as soon as I arrived at the airport. Nowhere else had I experienced such fast Continue Reading →
Syria has been embroiled in civil war for more than ten years and has yet to emerge from it. Although fighting has subsided since 2020, the country remains divided, and Continue Reading →
After more than ten years, I finally returned to Japan and was able to stay a little longer than on my first visit. I was there again for a conference Continue Reading →
My last visit to India was a treat. The December weather in Delhi was very pleasant, sometimes even cool in the morning or evening. Luckily, there was little pollution that Continue Reading →
China remains a difficult world to understand and decode. The language barrier makes even the most fascinating journeys seem to touch only the surface. This same barrier also limits the Continue Reading →