Last year, over one of our weekly wine and cheese dinners at a friend’s apartment in Shanghai, we hatched a plan for a group safari trip. Our friend Chris was turning 40, and wanted to blow it out. No lame house...
“Wait, we need a visa? We don’t have any money or a photo!” Our quick journey to Laos got off to a rough start when we made a fundamental mistake. We flew into Luang Prabang after a few days enjoying...
Our trip to Phuket was not well conceived or expertly planned. No surprise there. After a month of baking in the humid summer in China, we wanted to get outta town. On a lazy weekend at home in front of our...
I am a travel budget planner by nature. I can’t stay in the same place for an entire month, but I don’t want to recklessly spend money satisfying my endless urge to stay on the move. The discussion of...
My introduction to Doha left me questioning my entire plan. After arriving off an overnight flight from London, I was looking forward to a short ride to the hotel, where a soft bed and blackout curtains surely awaited...
Standing in the Shenzhen Airport terminal, Julie searched the departures board. Not to find the gate, or whether the flight was delayed. Nope. She didn’t know where we were going. For the previous two weeks, I...
