After that last episode of Game of Thrones, I vote for the Lannisters to get their own reality TV show. They're more dysfunctional than the Kardashians and Snooki and JWOW put together. Seven hells! You know,...
Eons ago, I went on a date with this incredibly cute, smart, athletic Thai guy who I thought was way out of my league. So, of course I wanted to be prepared with effortlessly interesting...
What's better than lounging in a natural-bath spa with warm spring waters cascading over terraces of white mineral deposits? Absolutely nothing. With dramatic basins of dazzling white, petrified calcium castles, Pamukkale (which means "cotton castles" in...
The divide between the rich and the poor is not uncommon, but in the world's second largest country this quintessential divide is glaringly visible. Of India's 1.2 billion population, an estimated 80% of the country...
While I would have liked to have spent more time in Bangkok, my weekend trip to Thailand's largest city was just enough to feel like I escaped the hustle and bustle of Hong Kong. Just...
Q: What do you get when you combine a werewolf, Hannibal Lecter and a White Walker? A: Me, before 10:30am. So you can imagine my delight when we had to wake up at 4:32am to trek over...
For as long as I could remember, I've always loved the electric buzz of modern cosmopolitan cities. Having lived in NYC, Chicago and now Hong Kong, I love the endless crop of stores full of...
New York always looks the same to me. There might be a new building here or a once-drug-addict-infested-area-turned-hipster-hotspot there but for the most part, the concrete jungle has not significantly changed over the past two,...
There are so many reasons why our 12-day, 7-city trip to Turkey was amazing. One of the peripheral ones was inspired by Natsumi Hayashi, who takes amazing levitation photos and in 3D no less (find...
If you've talked to me over the past two years, you've probably heard me obsessively gushing about the meticulous and esoteric wonders of Japan; that and my unhealthy fixation on zombies. But the latter is...
With all its iconic landmarks and instantly recognizable skyline, New York is home to the most diverse array of people (weirdos and creepsters included unfortunately), events, culture, style, art, expression, food, architecture, fashion. A real...
Don't let the title of this post fool you; I've never actually gotten "Bali Belly" in the two trips I've made to Bali. I did, however, get the sneaky-once-its-got-its-claws-in-you-you-can't-escape Hong Kong stomach flu this weekend...