Asia
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Our Favorite Quiet Places on Earth
Our planet can be a very loud place. From the noise of big cities to the…
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Lapu-Lapu Monument in the Philippines Featured on Atlas Obscura
Michael’s feature on the Lapu-Lapu monument in the Philippines has been featured on global travel website…
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Syria’s Convent of St. Thecla Featured on Atlas Obscura
Michael’s article and photography from Syria’s Convent of Saint Thecla has been featured on Atlas Obscura,…
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Cruise Ports to Skip — and Some You Won’t Want to Miss
We’ve taken loads of cruises, because we like using them as transportation to places that are…
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Postcards to Wanda: Kyrgyzstan
Hello to Wanda from Kyrgyzstan, the melting pot of Central Asia. With a mix of cultures,…
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A Snowy Sojourn in the Stans
Known collectively as “the Stans,” the five former Russian territories were once part of the historic…
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Making the Case for Mongolia
Is Mongolia the most influential country in the history of the world? It’s a question we pondered…
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Postcards to Wanda: China
The postcards we sent to Wanda from China were experiences of their own, including this one…
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Overland in China: Part 6, The Great Wall
This was our fifth time to China, our second visit to the capital of Beijing, and…
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Overland in China: Part 5, The Terracotta Warriors
When I was a kid, my parents had a subscription to National Geographic magazine. In a…