Every year in January, the village of Bo Sang in Chiang Mai Province holds the Bo Sang Umbrella Festival, one of the most interesting festivals in Thailand, which celebrates the making and selling of gorgeous hand-made, hand-painted paper umbrellas. This year’s celebration was the best I’ve ever seen. From workshops that allowed participants to make … Read more
It poured almost every day I was in India. When it wasn’t raining, fog blanketed everything. It was, after all, the rainy season, but I wasn’t about to let the monsoon season deter me from visiting the many interesting things to see and do in Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj, India. I had come to Dharamshala … Read more
I arrived in Dharamsala, India, a couple of days before the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday celebration and Long Life Ceremony. With total knee replacement surgery only six months in my rear view mirror, I needed to make sure I could manage the steps and find somewhere to sit during the events. On my first morning … Read more
I travel to see geological sites, to attend festivals, and to experience culture. But one of my favorite reasons to travel is to see unique animals in the wild. In 2024, I added one of the cutest animals ever to my list – the Quokkas of Rottnest Island, located off the southwest coast of Australia. … Read more
Perth may be Australia’s fourth largest city, but it is better known as “one of the most isolated big cities in the world.” It’s not true, of course. Perth’s location on the coast of Western Australia puts it more than 1,300 miles from it’s closest major Australian city, Adelaide. But Honolulu, Hawaii, located almost 2,400 … Read more
