How do you say “I’m an idiot” in Thai?
By Emily Erickson
Reader Columnist
The plane wheels screeched to halt, jarring me from my cricked-neck sleep. Massaging the base of my head, I wondered why the hell I hadn’t …
Tagged: travel
Have bag, will travel
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Contributor
In the market for some new luggage? Backpack or roller bag? Hard or soft sided? Packing cubes? Before you purchase, pack, and carry on with …
The spell of the Yukon
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
“There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would …
Submariners at the Hilton Bar
By Bill Collier
Reader Contributor
On the prowl, I took the elevator up to the Apollo Lounge. I frequented it enough that I knew Kip, the hostess, by her first …
Morocco makes progress — politically, culturally and economically
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
Known as the “Door to the Sahara Desert,” Morocco and its great cities Casablanca, Tangier, and Marrakesh symbolize everything exotic about Arabic culture. The films …
The Sandpoint Eater: The Secret Picnic
By Marcia Pilgeram
Reader Food Columnist
Decked out in fascinators grand enough for the recent royal wedding, a crowd of fashionable party-goers, including my guest Doug and I, waited for …
Vietnam: The New Asian Tiger
By Nick Gier
Reader Columnist
It was March 24, 2010, and I was at Bangkok’s new international airport, the fifth busiest in Asia. Along with my travel companions, I boarded …
Cuba: an island of possibilities
By Katie Botkin
Reader Contributor
In Cuba, buying a pair of shoes can take multiple days, even if you’re walking around barefoot — traveling cross-country barefoot. And the best and …
Painting a Life
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Intern
Artist Kathryn Weisberg is the kind of woman who, while having a conversation about all the interesting things she’s done in her life, forgets to …
It takes a village
By Sarah Klintworth
Reader Contributor
This past February, I was fortunate enough to be part of a trip to rural Ethiopia as a result of my work with Uryadi’s Village, …
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