Image via Visual Complexity (not my actual flights)... A good tradition, looking back before I look forward. Where did you go in 2011? * indicates cities visited multiple times on non-consecutive days. Vancouver, Canada* Whistler, Canada Sydney, Australia* Melbourne, Australia…
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Continue Reading →Situated in the wonderful Gion District of Kyoto, Gion Hatanaka is easily one of the best city Ryokan experiences I've had in all of Japan. To begin, Gion is a magical part of Kyoto– the setting of the novel Memoirs…
Continue Reading →Anyone that knows me knows one of my favorite places in Japan is Hakone, the mountainous hot spring town outside of Tokyo. It's hard to explain why it's so special because on paper it just looks like a total tourist…
Continue Reading →I made a last minute change of plans in Dubai and I'm hopping over to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow for two days, on my way to Jakarta. As always I'm looking to meet entrepreneurs, artists, designers. Helpful tips welcome!
Continue Reading →I'm back in the USA for a few days after an incredible time in China and Japan. I'm here for about a week before I head off again to Abu Dhabi, Oman, Japan, and then South Africa and Mozambique. I…
Continue Reading →Is there sustainable design in Shanghai? I didn't think I'd find any, but I stumbled upon a fantastic place. Nest Shanghai is a 'design with a conscience' brand concept. Nest where the sum is greater than its parts: Nest is…
Continue Reading →I never thought I'd like living in a 16th Century monastery until I visited Florence. In fact, if I had it my way, I would have moved into Hotel Villa San Michele for the whole summer. I pulled up in…
Continue Reading →My bags are packed and I'm heading out tomorrow night for a few weeks in Shanghai, Beijing and Dalian, followed by Japan where I'll be in Tokyo and Kyoto. Tips welcome as always, and pictures (and other finds) will be…
Continue Reading →On my most recent trip to the Dubai I had some extra time for a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of travel life and headed straight south to experience the magic that is the Maldives. I had the distinct…
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