The tiny legendary island of Bali lies between the huge mass of Java (home to Jakarta) to the west and the up-and-coming tourist destination of Lombok to the east, in the middle of the Indonesian... Read more >>

Australians seem to love India. I love it so much I live there. India’s a brilliant place—all adjectives are applicable: vast, beautiful, incredible, exotic, breathtaking, amazing,... Read more >>

Thousands of Catholics flocked to see the Pope on his recent U.S. tour. But, if you’re like me—a heathen with a penchant for traveling—you’d much rather enjoy the pomp and grandeur of religion by… Read more >>

The way I see it, there are two distinct types of travelers: those who keep returning to one beloved destination and those seized by an irresistible urge to explore new locales. Given my severe case... Read more >>

On March 3, 2011, AD, I finished carving, out of a roughly 200-pound pine tree stump, “TEMPLE OF THE TALL PINES,” thus founding a new art venue and form, which I named,... Read more >>

Tokyo is a blast! It’s a full-on head-rush and an explosion of sensory stimulation—sights and sounds, and the tastes of real Japanese food. Tokyo is one of the world’s great... Read more >>