Danke Schoen, Wayne Newton!
During a recent conference I attended in Las Vegas, I was very excited to be invited to an evening event at Casa de Shenandoah – the home & museum of […]
Author Archives: Browsing the Atlas
I Look Good in Coffee!
As it turns out, forming faces in foamy froth is flattering. And fun to watch! Michael Breach, the artist behind BaristArt, encourages people to watch him work. He downloads a […]
Vegas Strong
I was in Las Vegas a week after a gunman shot randomly into a crowd, disrupting and killing 59 lives and a world that tried to make sense of this […]
Vietnamese Water Puppet Theater
Nothing brings me more joy than when I learn about a culture through its folk art. Especially when it’s shared in such a fun way. That’s how I felt when […]
Culture Clash in the Cave
I never like to think that other places in the world should act like America. I appreciate different cultures for exactly that: because they’re different. And valuable. And make you […]
Pork Fermented in Banana Leaves Whets the Appetite for Eels
The second stop on our Hanoi Food Tour was confusing at first. This cement-garage-type dwelling didn’t seem like a place we’d go to eat. Even as we stepped inside, past […]
Chopsticks & Rice Pancakes
Isn’t she beautiful? This woman sitting on a porch, fanning the smoke as she and two other women cooked pork skewers over a flame. They sat on a slab of […]
A Birthday in Sweden
My friend Erna, who lives in Belgium, learned that I collect postcards and now sends them to me whenever she travels. Which is a lot. And to places all over […]
Cutest Coffee Shop Ever.
In fact, you could write that on a post-it and add it to the wall. The servers/baristas at this quirky little coffee shop on the road along Hoan Kiem Lake […]
Ce La Vi
You’re going to see one breathtaking view after another if you venture to Singapore. But here’s one of the must-see’s in my book: the skyline view from Ce La Vi, […]
