Travel
In Sydney, variety makes trip worth the price
March 14, 2012
In Sydney, variety makes trip worth the price
Blessed with wide beaches, beautiful parks, delicious, eclectic cuisine and great outdoor activities, Sydney, Australia is well worth the trip…
Memorializing the ‘grand hotels’ of Egypt
March 11, 2012
Memorializing the ‘grand hotels’ of Egypt
In “Grand Hotels of Egypt: In the Golden Age of Travel,” Andrew Humphreys gives a detailed history of the flourishing…
The Alexandrian fisherman
March 6, 2012
The Alexandrian fisherman
In the purple sunset light of the the Bahari port of Alexandria, fishermen start to walk around the big boats…
Six hours in Amsterdam: The best of three worlds
March 1, 2012
Six hours in Amsterdam: The best of three worlds
I never thought of a six-hour layover as a good thing. But when this long layover in Amsterdam gave me…
Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market
February 22, 2012
Egypt looks to India to boost struggling tourism market
As the country’s tourism sector strives to get back on its feet following the popular uprising that led to Hosni…
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland
February 14, 2012
Tbilisi: A Georgian wonderland
Cheerful border officials, translucent police stations, and requisite vodka shots were our introduction to Georgia — an emergent Eastern European…
All in a day’s travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis
February 7, 2012
All in a day’s travel: Saqqara, Abu Sir, Dahshour, Memphis
There are so many beautiful places on the outskirts of Cairo that we tend to forget about. Seeing that tourism,…
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present
January 30, 2012
Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present
A backwater border town, Kars is far off the grid of Turkish tourism. But the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s novel…
East London gentrified, but in a good way
December 21, 2011
East London gentrified, but in a good way
Having lived in London for several years and frequented much of the central London district, I have been amazed to…