Photo Journal: Rekindling the Spark with London, UK
Do you remember your first time? No, you dirty bird, your first time away from home. The first trip you ever took? (And I don't mean one of those forced family vacations, like the one to...
Photo Journal: The Light at the End of Great Ocean Road, Australia
You know that grumpy, stern and stone-faced [Greek mythology] teacher in high school whose eyes squinted suspiciously at anyone with a heartbeat, whose mouth talked through a permanent scowl and whose long, jagged fingers sent...
Photo Journal: The Well-Rested Glow of Sydney, Australia
If New York City is the city that never sleeps, then Sydney is the city that is narcoleptic. But that refers only to the fact that stores close at 5pm (when do people shop??) and bars...
Photo Journal: Melbourne, you had me at g’day
Chinese New Year (Happy year of the horse to you!) is arguably the biggest holiday in Asia and always results in a mass exodus for all Asian and non-Asians in the region. For my business...
Photo Journal: Recharging in Koh Samui, Thailand
Happy New Year! Well, it was a happy one until Saturday. Just a few weeks into 2014 and I've come down with the first illness of the year. And let me tell you, it is not...
Photo Journal: Korea’s Modern Seoul
It's the holidays; a time for feasts and funny fits with friends and family! And this year-end season marks the beginning of my fourth year abroad and away from New York City -- my home...
Photo Journal: The Old Seoul of South Korea
I grew up in a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in New York City and thought I was a white Jew for pretty much all of my formative years (nickname: kosher twinkie). As a result, I have my...
Photo Essay: PermaClub, The Seedling of an Urban Grassroots Movement
So recently, a friend of mine started a farm. On top of his full-time job. In Hong Kong. Yes, he actually physically built his own farm with rows of freshly-planted vegetables and herbs, an integrated pond...
Photo Journal: Feeling Hot in Phuket and the Phi Phi Islands, Thailand
Feeling pasty and utterly burnt out from a long year, Jess, Lilia (both doctors) and I decided to take a long-weekend getaway to Phuket last month to unwind. Between our hectic jobs, work travel, managing...
Photo Journal: Sleepless in New York City
On 10/01/10, I lugged my lineman-sized suitcase off the HK airport carousel, took a long nervous glance around at the blur of strangers around me and tentatively planted my flag into what I was to...
Photo Journal: Singapore, A Man-made Oasis
I'm scared of the most ridiculous things like, amoebas crawling up my nose and causing brain cancer (is this really an urban legend?), Sarah Palin running for office (again) and air conditioner water dripping in...
Photo Journal: Memoirs of a Geisha in Kyoto, Japan
My obsession with Japan is a well documented topic and one that dovetails nicely with my other obsession with historical movies, usually involving a sword of some kind, a husky accent and Mel Gibson (pre-crazy...