Category: Destinations
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Tapas, Sunshine & Slow Evenings: Eating Your Way Through Spain
In Spain, eating is not a task to get through. It is the whole evening. I learned to do it…
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Flamenco: The Soul of Spain, Felt Not Watched
You do not simply watch flamenco. You feel it in your chest. In a tiny candlelit tablao in Seville, maybe…
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The Taj Mahal: India’s Monument to Love
No photograph prepares you for the first time you see the Taj Mahal in person. I arrived just before sunrise,…
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A Taste of India: Street Food You Cannot Miss
You have not really experienced India until you have eaten your way through it. From sizzling pav bhaji on a…
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Inside an Indian Wedding: Color, Ritual & Pure Joy
Being invited to an Indian wedding is one of the greatest honors of my travels. It happened the way these…
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The Holi Festival Experience: India’s Festival of Colors
If you only experience one festival in your life, make it Holi. I have never felt joy quite like the…
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Plaza de España: Seville’s Most Breathtaking Landmark
Some places make you stop mid-step. Plaza de España in Seville is one of them. I had seen the photos,…
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La Tomatina & Las Fallas: Spain at Its Most Joyfully Wild
A food fight with 150,000 tomatoes and a city that burns giant sculptures for fun. A guide to two of…
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Diwali in India: A Traveler’s Guide to the Festival of Lights
Diwali turns India into a country of light. What the Festival of Lights really means, when to go, and how…