Isn’t It Always Tea Time Somewhere?
One of my favorite man-built places in the world is the colonial-style Raffles Hotel in Singapore. If I could model my dream house after anything it would be this place, with the long wrap-around porch and romantic courtyard. What a backdrop this place is for any kind...
National Mosque of Malaysia
Of all the mosques that I encountered on my trips through Morocco, not once did I get an opportunity to enter one for one reason or another. But here on this trip to Malaysia, where Islam is the official and largest religion, I hope to finally be allowed entry. So SL...
Dining Al Fresco In KL
I love the smell of coffee but have never really been a coffee drinker. Tea is more my speed, and there has definitely been no shortage of wonderful (iced) tea choices here in Kuala Lumpur. Each day I get to enjoy a new flavor such as this passionfruit tea with...
Eating As A Spectator Sport
Don’t let the title of today’s entry and the opening photo trouble you. I’m still not a carnivore; have not fallen off the wagon after 25 years. No, the waft of a freshly grilled steak does not weaken my constitution, nor does a sizzling fajita...
Monkeying Around Batu Caves
One day I’m munching on red velvet cupcakes at Chanel and the next I’m channeling Jane Goodall while chasing after macaques at Batu Caves. The unpredictability of the road is by far the best part of travel. For every mind-numbing hour of trudging from one...
To Dream In The Tropics
I took Spanish during my second year at college, and my professor was a charming Southern gentleman who would reference a French equivalent to me to explain a certain verb conjugation in Spanish. Little did he know that that would only add to my confusion, now in two...
Amsterdam Part 2
In today’s second part of my visit to Amsterdam we’ll tour the city as I saw it through the course of one day, from early morning to evening. Let’s start with a hop on the tram… for a scenic ride to the city center: I recommend using the...
Amsterdam, Part 1
By the time you sit down to read this entry, I will be running around somewhere in Southeast Asia. I’d meant to share these photos from my somewhat recent trip to Amsterdam (over the last holiday season) before I left on my trip, but it’s been such a...
Croc K32/Look 6
We’re in the final hours of Jamzilla (the partial closure of the infamous 405 freeway for expansion), a follow-up to the 2012 Carmageddon, and I’m sitting in traffic, wondering why of all days I have to be on the 405 today. But that’s the reality of...
Croc K32/Look 5
For some time now Karl Lagerfeld would design a fantastic Metiers d’Art collection each year. Some of the more memorable seasons included Paris-Londres, Paris-Shanghai, and Paris-Monte Carlo; the most recent one was Paris-Dallas. Aesthetically my favorite is a...