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: 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...
Photo Journal: The King and I in Yangon, Burma
To this day I have fond memories of my fifth grade class in elementary school. Our teacher was an elegant woman named Mrs. Mintzer, who to this day is still one of the most inspirational teachers...
Photo Journal: Hiking Through Monkey Popa in Bagan, Myanmar
Do you remember that movie The Next Karate Kid with Mr. Miyagi-san and Hillary Swank? (Please please don't tell me you were still in the womb when that movie came out because recently I've been...
Photo Journal: Chasing Sunsets over Bagan’s Pagodas, Myanmar
When I was little, sunsets were the harbingers of death. Yes, literally death. My mother would tell us terrifying stories of what clowns and monsters (euphemisms for child molesters and rapists; although "clown" does the...
Photo Journal: Dear Pamalican Island, Philippines
Dear Pamalican Island, It has been so too long since we last met (475.5 days!) and I miss you so much. I've tried to distract myself with photos of swaying palm trees and boxes of coconut...