I began my year in sunny Cape Town, South Africa, searching for odd and hidden sites to see. I failed in my efforts to find the abandoned...

The practice of Kau Chim at the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Chin Temple, Kowloon, Hong Kong

I arrived in hong kong during a very hot, sticky and rainy afternoon. My first impressions were not terrific as the city loomed large and...

Ngang Po 360 cable car ride to the Big Buddha at the Po Lin monastery

I traveled Hong Kong for the first time this May. My daughter had been studying at the Chinese University in Sha Tin. Though she was more...

I love my travel, and I am a fairly good planner. But I have two issues: I don't do my travel homework as thoroughly as I should and I...

The Island of Pulau Borneo is the third largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. The island is politically divided by three...

Massage is a great way for the body to recuperate after a long flight. If you are lucky enough to stay in a hotel with a spa, pop in for...

When my children were in secondary school, they were lucky enough to have volunteer travel opportunities with Projects Abroad, and I have...

I have just returned from a spectacular volunteer trip to Nepal. My group painted classrooms in the Guira Shnkar Primary School in...