When Leisure Takes Work: A Week in NYC
Sometimes, even the leisure part of a business-meets-pleasure trip can take...
Mexico City 6 Ways: Attractions for Every Type of Traveler
This versatile city's got you covered, for every type of traveler that you...
Charleston: Full of surprises
(Photos by Jis K. Joseph) It was a crisp 58 degrees with sunny skies as I drove East from Atlanta on I-20 for a weekend getaway with my...
Lan Kwai Fong: Meeting Strangers In the Night In Hong Kong’s Party Zone
I had worked up an appetite following my trip to Lantau island, so I wanted to find a place where I could grab a bite while also being able...
Built on Stilts – Tai O Fishing Village
From the Po Lin Monastery, bus tours typically head down to Tai O, which, for more than a century has remained a fishing village built on...
How A Seminary Struggles Amid Commercialized Spirituality
Just below the Tian Tan Buddha sits the Po Lin Monastery, originally established by three monks in 1924. Po Lin refers to “precious...
Seeking the Buddha’s Blessings
Since the guided tour on Day 2 proved to be so informative and productive, I opted for a tour on Day 3 as well, this time to Lantau island,...
City Upon the Sea: Hong KongÂ
My Splendid Tour guide for the afternoon was a bubbly young woman named Ivy. Speaking to a group of blank faces as the bus wormed through...
Historic Hong Kong
Since I’d heard it wasn’t enough to see the view from Victoria’s Peak by night, I decided to take a guided tour on my...
Pearl of the Orient
I decided to take a short vacation before heading back home to Florida after wrapping things up on Guam. I wanted to go somewhere I...