I have recently returned from Japan, where some friends and I enjoyed a five day cycling trip in a remote southern corner of the country. It was magnificent. Each day we would cycle around 100…
Tonight marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year holiday, and tomorrow will be the first day of the year 5780 in the Hebrew calendar. This means that for the next few days…
Regular readers of this blog will know a few things about me. 1: I travel a lot. 2: I like food. 3. On my travels, I especially like trying out food that is unique, weird,…
Perhaps it’s the recent death of a parent, which has made me feel like I’ve suddenly been catapulted into “for reals, you’re now an adult” territory. Or perhaps it is the planning for my son’s…
This was meant to be a piece about the Eurovision final. And in a way, it still is. Although in life, as in writing, you never know what fate has in store for you, and…
I travel a bit. Along the way, I have experienced more than my fair share of dubious transportation options: rickety planes held together with tape and glue; decidedly unseaworthy ferries; smoke belching taxis and horribly…
I passed through Singapore last week. I lived there from 2004 to 2012, so I always get a kick out of a stopover, however brief. It’s an opportunity to revisit old haunts, catch up with…
I recently visited Cuba, my fifth time there in four years (read about previous trips here and here). Although my frequent trips to Cuba are not because of any Hemingway-style love affair with the place….
One of my greatest ever encounters with nature happened in Cape Town, South Africa, about six years ago. There, my brother and I had joined a cage-diving expedition, where we were lowered into the waters…
I travel a lot, and so I often get asked to nominate “winners” in a variety of travel-related categories. As in: “What is the nicest beach you’ve ever been to?” “Which is your favorite city?”…
