Cochin, Kerala (India) - Hiroshima (Japan) - Osaka (Japan) - Honolulu, HI (USA) The last visit of The Amazing Race to Japan was broadcast on 6 March 2011, just days before the 11 March 2011 earthquake,... Read more »
The Amazing Race 20, Episode 11 (Season Final…
Date: May 7th, 2012 @ 03:59
Letter from a Stranger
Date: May 4th, 2012 @ 06:00
Galata Tower, Istanbul Destinations: Istanbul, Berlin [amazon_image id="142722160X" link="true" target="_blank" size="medium" ]Letter from a Stranger[/amazon_image]Book: Letter from a Stranger (NEW 2012)... Read more »
Travel Photos: Cambodian Religion
Date: May 3rd, 2012 @ 06:00
Monks and wood sellers outside Angkor Thom To Western eyes, coming from countries where church is separated from daily life, clergy is separated from the general populace, and you believe in one creed... Read more »
Perceptive Travel reviews the 5th edition of …
Date: May 2nd, 2012 @ 21:18
Many thanks to William Caverlee for his review of the 5th edition of The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World in this month's edition of Perceptive Travel (part of the USA Today Travel Alliance). "The... Read more »
Life and Death in the Venice Ghetto
Date: May 2nd, 2012 @ 06:00
Destination: 16th Century Venice, Malta [amazon_image id="1451657471" link="true" target="_blank" size="medium" ]The Midwife of Venice[/amazon_image]Book: The Midwife of Venice, NEW April 2012 by Roberta... Read more »
Marin County cites my protest as basis for mo…
Date: April 30th, 2012 @ 21:45
Citing the legal and public uncertainty created by the mishandling of my protest of PG&E's proposal for "SmartMeter" opt-out fees, and the consequent withdrawal of CPUC approval and suspension of the... Read more »
Small House in Italy
Date: April 30th, 2012 @ 06:00
View from San Leo Castle, Le Marche Region Destination: Italy Book: A Small Place in Italy (1994; Lonely Planet paperback 1998,2008) by Eric Newby Eric Newby’s travel writing does not show off. ... Read more »
The Amazing Race 20, Episode 10
Date: April 30th, 2012 @ 03:59
Cochin, Kerala (India) The two most recent episodes of The Amazing Race 20 in India have highlighted some of fairly typical medical hazards of travel in tropical Third and Fourth World countries. Mark... Read more »
England Conquers American TV with Downton Abb…
Date: April 27th, 2012 @ 06:00
ENGLAND WEEK NOTICE: I got this press release which I thought might interest some travelers: Zicasso, an online luxury travel service that matches discerning travelers with the industry’s top 10%... Read more »
What do authors fear from “Orphan Works…
Date: April 27th, 2012 @ 00:57
Earlier this month I represented the National Writers Union at a fascinating high-level symposium at Berkeley on so-called "orphan works" -- written and other publications, the holders of certain reproduction... Read more »