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2024-11-16 · Hampi, Karnataka, India
Boulders and Ruins in Hampi
Hampi looks like nowhere else in India: boulders the size of buildings scattered across a landscape of ancient temple ruins, like a giant…
Read →2025-01-22 · Havelock Island, Andaman, India
Turquoise Water at Havelock Island
The water off Havelock Island is a color we didn't know existed outside of a filter. Radhanagar Beach lived up entirely to its reputation,…
Read →2025-06-09 · Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Living Root Bridges and Waterfalls in Shillong
Meghalaya means abode of clouds, and it earns the name: we drove through mist for most of the trip out to Cherrapunji, one of the wettest…
Read →2026-06-05 · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dawn on the Ghats of Varanasi
We took a rowboat out onto the Ganges before sunrise, and watching the ghats slowly wake up, bells ringing, smoke rising from the burning…
Read →2023-10-05 · Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
Tea Gardens and Himalayan Views in Darjeeling
The toy train up to Darjeeling took most of a day and was worth every slow, chugging hour of it, tea gardens rolling past the window in…
Read →2023-07-20 · Leh, Ladakh, India
High Passes and Blue Lakes in Ladakh
The drive up from Leh to Khardung La left our ears popping and the landscape turning from brown hills to snow within an hour. Pangong…
Read →2026-04-11 · Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Finding Stillness in Rishikesh
We came to Rishikesh half-expecting a cliche and left completely converted. Mornings started with yoga on a rooftop overlooking the Ganges,…
Read →2025-12-27 · Goa, India
New Year Waves in Goa
We rang in the new year on a beach in North Goa with a bonfire, a lot of dancing, and a fireworks show from a hotel down the shore that…
Read →2024-08-15 · Alleppey, Kerala, India
Drifting Through the Backwaters of Alleppey
We spent two nights on a converted rice-barge houseboat drifting through Alleppey's backwaters, and time genuinely slowed down out there.…
Read →2025-02-08 · Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
The City of Lakes: Udaipur
Udaipur earns its nickname completely: the City Palace and its lake-facing havelis reflect straight off Lake Pichola in a way that makes…
Read →2025-03-27 · El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Island Hopping Through El Nido
El Nido's lagoons are the kind of turquoise that looks fake in photos and somehow more unreal in person. We spent most days island-hopping…
Read →2026-02-14 · Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sunrise Over Angkor Wat
We were at Angkor Wat's outer moat by 5am, and it was still crowded, apparently everyone has the same idea. But when the sky actually…
Read →2025-05-19 · Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Rice Terraces and Quiet Mornings in Ubud
Mornings in Ubud started with the sound of roosters and gamelan practice drifting up from somewhere nearby. We walked the Tegallalang rice…
Read →2023-02-11 · Chiang Mai, Thailand
Temple Bells and Night Markets in Chiang Mai
The night markets in Chiang Mai are where the city really comes alive: stalls of khao soi and mango sticky rice, handmade lanterns, and a…
Read →2024-10-03 · Hoi An, Vietnam
Lantern-Lit Evenings in Hoi An
Hoi An's old town turns into something out of a dream after dark, when hundreds of paper lanterns get lit along the river and float…
Read →2026-01-09 · Dubai, UAE
Desert Dunes to Skyscrapers in Dubai
Dubai is a city that seems determined to out-do itself every few blocks. We went up the Burj Khalifa at sunset and watched the whole…
Read →2023-09-08 · Barcelona, Spain
Gaudi, Tapas, and the Sea in Barcelona
We spent our first afternoon completely lost inside the Sagrada Familia, craning our necks at the stained glass throwing colored light…
Read →2024-06-25 · Santorini, Greece
Blue Domes and Endless Sunsets in Santorini
Every photo of Santorini looks staged until you're actually there and realize the blue domes and white walls really are that improbably…
Read →2025-08-02 · Reykjavik, Iceland
Chasing Waterfalls Around Reykjavik
Iceland in August still surprised us with how much daylight there was to work with. We drove the Golden Circle in a single, very full day:…
Read →2025-11-14 · Petra, Jordan
Walking Into the Rose City of Petra
Walking through the Siq, that narrow rose-colored canyon, and catching the first sliver of the Treasury through the gap is one of those…
Read →2026-03-20 · Rome, Italy
Every Street in Rome Tells a Story
Rome doesn't ease you in. We turned a corner near our apartment on the first night and there was the Pantheon, just sitting there, two…
Read →2025-04-05 · Paris, France
Springtime Wandering Through Paris
April in Paris turned out to be exactly as promised: chestnut trees just starting to bloom along the Seine, cafe tables spilling onto the…
Read →2025-07-14 · Maui, Hawaii, USA
Slow Mornings on Maui
We didn't do much on Maui, and that was entirely the point. Mornings started slow with coffee on the lanai watching the light change over…
Read →2024-05-10 · Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Standing at the Edge of the Grand Canyon
Nothing prepares you for the first look over the rim. Photos flatten it into a postcard; standing there, the canyon just keeps unfolding,…
Read →2023-12-18 · New York, USA
City Lights and Winter Chill in New York
We landed three days before Christmas, and the whole city felt like it was holding its breath for something magical. Fifth Avenue was a…
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2025-10-01 · Udaipur, Rajasthan
City of Lakes - Udaipur
A thought kept circling back to us throughout our time in Udaipur, and it’s stayed with us ever since we left: why on earth hadn't we…
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2026-05-30 · KodaiKanal, Tamilnadu
Lost in the Mist, Found in the Pines
There’s something about a week-long trip that changes the way you see a place. My family and I have learned the hard way that rushing only…
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2026-07-01 · Dharamshala Himachal Pradesh
It's important to spend time with yourself
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, has always felt like a place apart, but stepping into it as my first solo trip was a different kind of…
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