GUEST BLOG: NEW ORLEANS LIVES!

Michael Snyder is an old friend of mine from San Francisco-- as well as a talented writer , discerning critic and celebrated raconteur . He...

USE PARSIMONY IN PACKING BECAUSE THE AIRLINES LOVE TO LOSE YOUR BAGS. DELTA AIRLINES: "LOST LUGGAGE IS US"

When Nixon was being impeached I decided to end my self-imposed exile and return to my native country, the U.S. of A. (Also I was worried be...

A TOURIST IN SAN FRANCISCO... KIND OF

Lately I've been stuck. I know I have more to write about Bali and, of course, I need to get going on Thailand. And I've got a yen t...

THAILAND IS A REAL TOURIST PARADISE. BUT IS IT ALSO A FASCIST DICTATORSHIP ? WELL... IS GEORGE BUSH'S AMERICA?

My original impetus for starting the Around The World Blog was that I wanted to write a restaurant guide of Bangkok. I still haven't got...

EATING IN BALI-- YUM, YUM

One of my favorite things about travel, as I explained in my Morocco blogs ( here and here ) is eating. I love trying new and exotic foods,...