When FOMO Met YOLO
When last we left our heroes, they had had their smashingly successful designer hosiery business, Gambit by Dorothy Jones, cruelly snatched away by the evil Dr. Howard. Destitute in New York City, they were forced…
Java has been a thicket of arts and crafts. Silver, glass, weaving, painting, basketry, leather, puppets… Java has had the richest mix of crafts of anywhere we’ve been, on a par with Morocco or Oaxaca,…
Indonesia is not exactly a drug-friendly country. When we were landing in Denpasar our steward asked us to fasten our seat belts, raise our seats, and lock our tray tables before cheerfully announcing that bringing…
Bali, land of deep, resonant culture, jaw dropping natural splendor, and breathtaking coral extravaganzas. Also, land of wellness centers, yoga retreats, and invasive tourists. Getting the one without the other is a challenge, happily accepted.…
We started with an idea: we would travel until it was no longer fun, and then we’d stop. We ran on that idea for two years before we realized how profoundly stupid it was. We…
You know Hạ Long Bay. Maybe not by name, but by iconic representation. It’s like Bayon Temple in Cambodia. The name probably causes a puzzled look, but once you see a picture of those massive…
This region of Cambodia, the beating heart of the ancient Khmer Angkor kingdom, reminds me of nothing so much as Carthage (here and here), in the sense that you can’t swing a cat without hitting…
One of the most fun things about our adventures is the constant exposure to the, to us, unusual and unknown. Other than Mexico, a culture we were already deeply familiar with, every place else we’ve…
On the evening of Day Two post-apocalyptic fall, I abandoned Dorothy and headed out on a solo visit to Siem Reap’s famous night markets. The night market area is also the locus for what’s known…
Those of you who know me, which is, I imagine, most of you reading this, would be hard pressed to describe me as athletic. “Quick, top ten adjectives for Mark.” I’m certain that would elicit…