Hong Kong Notebook
Sunrise. Looking towards Victoria Peak from the hotel room
My first visit to Hong Kong was time-capsule perfect. Floral frocks, tea at The Peninsula and drinks …
Overland on the Ancient Silk Road
Last Spring I traveled the Ancient Silk Road. It was a long time ambition. I did not know it would change my life.
Epiphany Moment
The idea of the Silk Road …
Santa’s Sleigh…Christmas Eve Round Up
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur on Christmas Eve. Crimson streamers are unfurled turbans
As Santa fills those sacks with toys, and then checks whose been naughty …
Singin’ in the Rain
A triangular box arrived on Tuesday. Brown cardboard, over three feet long and a total mystery. Serendipity I thought. What I really need is a new …
Dateline Delhi: Monkey Business
There is much buzz about monkey security patrols in Delhi. During the October Commonwealth Games, a contingent of thirty-eight highly-trained langur monkeys …
Buzzing About Manhattan
Fashion
Manhattan is in overdrive with a whiff of fresh paint and back to school buzz. It began with Fashion Week which has a new home, the Lincoln …