Soles of a Nomad

We thought it would be a dreamy felucca ride on the Nile. Instead, we drifted into the dreaded doldrums, locked in a battle of breeze versus current. What followed was absurd, hilarious, and unexpectedly poetic.

Once the royal heart of Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley, Bhaktapur is a city of brick, prayer, and stillness. It doesn’t dazzle. But it stays with you.

What do you do in the Kerala backwaters? Absolutely nothing—and that’s the point. We boarded a houseboat in Alleppey, floated past palm trees and pigeon-pecked laundry, and mastered the noble art of stillness.

Practical travel tips for Luang Prabang, Laos—including how to get there, where to stay, what to do, and how to enjoy this beautiful tourist trap without falling into common pitfalls.

Mae Chaem is the quiet northern Thailand town that stole our hearts—green rice fields, friendly locals, noodle soup, and not a tour group in sight.

I sat cross-legged on a porch in northern Thailand, listening to four hours of a meeting I couldn’t understand. But what I saw—local people solving local problems—was unforgettable.

We thought planting rice in a Karen village would be simple. It wasn’t. Our backs gave out, the world spun, and we walked away muddy, sore, and deeply grateful. Because travel.