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temples

• Cambodia, less food-related, Parks, temples, travel

  Encore Wat

  02.22.10 | Permalink | 9 Comments

  It’s kind of hard to write about what it’s like to see one of the wonders of the world in person. I mean, I can think of plenty of blah-blah adjectives like magnificent, spectacular, breathtaking, humbling, powerful, stunning, unforgettable. But what do all of those really meant? They’re essentially pretty-sounding synonyms for “Whoa, cool.” As [...]

  

• restaurants, temples, Thailand, travel

  Wat’s the Story

  02.08.10 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  There are a lot of us travelers out there who would like to believe that we aren’t Tourists. Tourists are loud and ignorant and don’t care if they are; they don’t try to learn basic phrases of the local language; they snub the local food, and maybe they only see a fabled Local from the [...]

  

• Bangkok, headaches, markets, temples, Thailand, travel

  Gridlok

  02.04.10 | Permalink | 7 Comments

  Perhaps when you hear “Bangkok,” you think of sprawling, bustling urbanity. Perhaps you think of up-and-coming metropolitan glamour, of shopping and nightlife. Maybe you think of massages, culinary delights, criminal exchange rates, and sexual puns. That’s all fine. Let me tell you what you’ll really do if you come to Bangkok. Lean in close; it’s [...]

  

• animals, Kuala Lumpur, less food-related, Malaysia, temples, travel

  Passage to India

  01.27.10 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  It’s always tough to prioritize travel dreams, because if you handed me a ticket to anywhere, I’d go without hesitation. But a few times over my years of conversations with other wanderers, I’ve been asked the top five places I want to go. India has always held a place on the list. Sunday, our last [...]

  

• entrees, Jeju, Korea, mysterious ingredients, out and about, Parks, road trippin', temples, travel

  Kimchi Invasion

  10.22.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  When I was in seventh grade, some of my teachers put together a Europe trip for students that covered something like eight countries in twelve days (though why anyone would want to take a gaggle of twelve- and thirteen-year olds anywhere is beyond me). I, being me, was dying to go. My parents, being logical [...]

  

• chicken, dessert, entrees, fish, out and about, restaurants, Shanghai, temples, travel

  Who’s the Fei-est of Them All?

  07.22.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  I’ve partaken in a few food challenges in my life. The first, when I was 15, was at summer camp, when I decided to eat as much pizza at dinner as I could (final tally: 9 slices). The next summer, in the rural Costa Rican mountains, a woman had prepared a local meal for my [...]

  

• animals, less food-related, out and about, temples, travel

  So a foreigner walks into a bar…

  06.11.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I’ve been through many breakfast phases in my life. There were the frosted strawberry Poptarts, the toaster oven frozen hash browns, the Honey Bunches of Oats, the Honey Nut Cheerios, the hard boiled eggs and toast, the huge bowl of pineapple, the Good Friends, cold pepperoni pizza. These were all separate phases, of course. I [...]

  

• animals, chicken, dessert, fish, mysterious ingredients, Parks, restaurants, Shanghai, temples, travel

  Maternal Instincts

  05.18.09 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  There are a lot of reasons people have kids— to continue the family name, to give and create life, to get that bangin’ minivan they’ve always wanted. But I think my parents had a unique vision: have a kid, raise her to be independent, and get her to move to China so we can go [...]

  

• Kashgar, musings, mysterious ingredients, temples, travel

  1000 is the New 30

  05.12.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I don’t remember when I first seriously mentioned going to Kashgar, but the first thing my dad said was, “You can’t go to a Muslim area alone. You have to go with a male.” After being robbed and stabbed in February, I was more inclined to agree than I was before. The problem? I don’t [...]

  

• Charlie, entrees, Gerald, out and about, Parks, restaurants, teaching, temples, travel

  Dai Another Day

  02.25.09 | Permalink | 4 Comments

  This week I’ve been teaching my classes how to start talking to a stranger. I write on the board the definition of an icebreaker: a remark you use to start a conversation with someone you don’t know. I stress that this is the first thing you say, like “Can you believe this weather we’re having? [...]

  

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