Viet Nam Travel Day

Republic of Socialist Vietnam is a strip of land shaped like the letter S, located in the heart of Southeast Asia, in the east of the Indoch...

We expected this to be our toughest road trip ever. And it was. And it deserved to be. It's not just the elevation, but a multitude o...

Two hours southwest of metropolitan Chengdu lies this gorgeously dilapidating town, hidden among bamboo groves in the foothills at the east...

I mulled over the dilemma of visiting the Giant Buddha of Leshan or not. The Chinese have a witty saying about such dilemmas: Chicken Rib...

This is probably the first detailed restaurant guide for Langzhong in English -- I couldn't find any prior to our trip, so I decided t...

This is one of China's highly underrated tourist destinations, a 2300-year-old ancient city tucked away in remote northern Sichuan, boa...

This is not a family-friendly itinerary -- I’d only recommend this to seasoned travelers planning a well-rounded tour of the authentic Sichu...

This is the INDEX PAGE of our Circle Route of Sichuan, China in 18 Days, starting and ending at the provincial capital of Chengdu. As usual ...

This forsaken ghost town was my favorite memory of the Middle East. It was our final day of wandering these barren semi-deserts for mysel...

One bad turn and we're ambushed by an legion of Arabian goats. It was a most unusual destination for both Jose and myself. Both of ou...

This was one of my most memorable and satisfying afternoons of the trip, rummaging thru ancient mud-brick towns at the edge of an Arabian d...

For two hours I found myself inside a frenzied Arabian livestock auction, right out of some National Geographic video.

This ancient city, and the magical small towns in its surrounding countryside, were my main reasons for visiting Oman.