Aug 30th, 2010 at 5:24PM: When I was a boy growing up in Canada, Hanoi was the enemy. In those days most foreign visitors to Hanoi were American pilots who had taken a wrong turn over the Bay of Tonkin. Travelling on one-way tickets, they were accommodated at the 'Hanoi Hilton', a notorious prison where room service consisted of a propaganda lecture and a bowl of maggoty rice. Sometimes they appeared on television, rather ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Letter from Hanoi: Vietnam old, new and ever
Aug 30th, 2010 at 5:24PM: When I was a boy growing up in Canada, Hanoi was the enemy. In those days most foreign visitors to Hanoi were American pilots who had taken a wrong turn over the Bay of Tonkin. Travelling on one-way tickets, they were accommodated at the 'Hanoi Hilton', a notorious prison where room service consisted of a propaganda lecture and a bowl of maggoty rice. Sometimes they appeared on television, rather ...Trekking to Everest Base Camp
Sep 19th, 2009 at 10:00AM: When it comes to high altitude treks, the hike up to Everest Base Camp is amongst the most popular, and for good reason. It combines fantastic views of the Himalaya with cultural immersion in Nepal's remote Khumbu Valley, along with a healthy dose of physical challenges. If you've ever wondered what such a trek would be like, than look no further than this story from the Australian newspaper The ...Turkish smoking ban? Your survival plan
Apr 19th, 2009 at 1:00PM: I never thought I'd have to write about a smoking ban in Turkey. It just struck me as one of a handful of locations that would never extinguish the flame. But, on July 19, the impossible will come to pass.
In part, it exists already. Since May of last year, smoking has not been permitted in Turkish taxes, malls, offices and ferries. Of course, the prohibition does not seem to have been taken ...Classic Trek: The Annapurna Circuit
Mar 31st, 2009 at 8:00AM: Climbers and high altitude mountaineers aren't the only ones having fun in the Himalaya this spring. Plenty of backpackers will pour into Nepal too, setting their sites on one of the greatest treks in the world, the legendary Annapurna Circuit. Unfortunately, this may be the last great year to take this hike, as the completion of a new road could spell the end of the things that have made this one ...The Changing Face of Trekking in Nepal
Jan 19th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Australian newspaper The Age has taken a good look at how adventure tourism is changing in Nepal as the country undergoes political change and modernization. In this story, published over the weekend, they discuss how one of the worlds most famous treks, the Annapurna Circuit, has been altered forever by the opening of road in the region early last year. Tourism has always been an essential part ...Where to go in Denver and Boulder, Colorado. Two suggestions. Intelligent Travel needs more
Aug 7th, 2008 at 12:30PM: Over at Intelligent Travel, editor, Janelle Nanos is heading to Colorado this weekend, specifically to Denver (for Friday evening) and Boulder (for the rest of the weekend). She's looking for suggestions for what she might do and where she might eat. Hiking is one of the things Janelle is interested in doing. As a person who as been both to Denver and Boulder, I have my ideas, although I haven't ...
