We 'uhmed and aahed' for ages about accepting an invite to a niece's wedding in Perth because of work commitments at home. When the work got canned we were still just about within the deadline to...

I thought a lot about showers in Kuala Lumpur – both the climatic and the cleaning kind. ​The former because the quickly changing tropical weather made it highly likely we'd get rain soaked at some po...

On a typically busy but atmospheric Embankment pier in London lies the Bateaux London Cruise liner.  Indeed, all passengers were looking slick and resembled the latest fashion line as they eagerl...

Your body is made up of around 60% water - and it's important. You can only survive three days without it, but drinking contaminated water is one of the fastest and most dangerous ways to get sick. If...

A principal city of northern Thailand, Chiang Mai is 700 kilometers from Bangkok, the capital of the Lana Kingdom formed in 1296 by King Mengrai, with its extended land on the banks of the Ping River ...

Father and son's ineptitude leads to a magical beach and sandbar discovery in the Bahamas. In the clearest of Bahamian waters, my son slows the boat and trims up the motor. The bow meets the white san...

​ Iconic Santorini, a multi-level hideaway carved into traditional caves on the volcanic cliffs, is found 1,000 feet above the blue bay of the Caldera. Its 19 residences and rooftop decks feature balc...

Pink cherry blossom sweeps Japan each spring and the former capital city of Kyoto is one of the best places to view this seasonal change. For some of the most striking views of the blossom, or "Hanami...

Natural Habitat Adventures is introducing a seven-day opportunity to photograph polar bears in the remote Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeast Alaska. Kaktovik, an Inupiat village of 250 peopl...

Outer space has mesmerized humans since the dawn of the cavemen when their decor included weird rockets drawn on their cave canvasses. Launching into the dark void of space has captured the imaginatio...

 Most of us have already climbed the rock wall of our life's journey to the peak of our mountain and are now on the slippery slope of the descent. Grasping to hang on to our prime, we must confro...

Indeed some might be puzzled by the cover image of this Bradt publication by Robert Willoughby, as it shows two smiling kids of North Korean origin.  This alone may leave people pondering questio...