We’re leaving Japan early. Who knew this Chinese year of the Fire Horse, the notorious chaos-bringer, would have war up … More
Tag: truth in travel
Oh dear god, we ate halusky—a dispatch from Bratislava
You may be saying, what? Halusky? Those who know it are saying, why? We’re saying, oof. Bryndzove halusky is the … More
Gaaah, Prague!
Prague, man. It’s one of the poster children of over tourism and thus had been on my reluctant travel list. … More
Inauspicious days
It was the best of times, it was the wtf of times There are days when everything goes beautifully, swimmingly. … More
Flood. Fled.
And so it ends, not with a bang or a whimper but a flee. In our last episode, we narrowly … More
A world apart
Fair warning for you sensitive souls. You might want to skip this one. We left Hanoi like bats out of … More
Wow. Hanoi. Wow.
Notes from my journal because how does one construct a narrative of this?? When we arrived in Busan, my reaction … More
So, Seoul
I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list. Susan Sontag Seoul has never been on my list. In my … More
Busan and where we went wrong
When you picture a far-flung voyage, you don’t picture yourself hunkered down in your hotel room eating a fast food … More
From Mexico City to Tokyo
It wasn’t a conscious theme, but the Grand Scram is turning out to be a great cities tour. Paris, London, … More