In AsiaLuang Prabang, Laos | Sticky Rice and Kuang Si FallsSo, I maybe almost died in Luang Prabang. No big deal. But, more on that later. Have you ever traveled someplace and it just…Continue Reading →
In AsiaNinh Binh, Vietnam | Temples in King Kong’s BackyardThe quiet. That’s the first thing you notice in Ninh Binh. Hanoi is wonderfully chaotic and the train south sways like a waltzing drunk…Continue Reading →
In AsiaHanoi, Vietnam | Food, Motorbikes, and Karmic RetributionHanoi on the weekend. The road around Hoàn Kiếm Lake is closed. It’s the rare respite from the city’s rumbling hordes of motorbikes. By…Continue Reading →
In Europe/ FoodThe Jewish Roots of Sicilian CuisineBavette pasta alla trapanese, bucatini with broccoli and muddica atturrata, stigghiola or sheep intestines, spleen and panelle chickpea fritter sandwiches, and busiate corkscrew pasta…Continue Reading →
In Europe/ FoodSearching for the World’s Best Cannoli in Palermo, SicilyI came to Sicily first and foremost for, well, the sun. I can’t lie. Berlin can make a balled-up postcard from 1970s Florida look…Continue Reading →
In EuropeRagutis, the Romuva Beer God of LithuaniaI was listening to a podcast about Lithuanian history and food culture just days before my relatively impromptu trip to Vilnius, the capital. The…Continue Reading →
In Essays/ Europe/ FoodKukkolaforsen: Exploring Swedish Fishing CultureIt’s the first sunny morning of my trip to Swedish Lapland. This time I’m with Inger, who’s driving me back to the Tornio River…Continue Reading →
In Essays/ EuropeThe Huuva Hideaway SaunaOriginally published in the Next Stop newsletter. Subscribe! By all accounts in Liehittäjä, Sweden, sauna is as Finnish as it gets. But we were…Continue Reading →
