Category: Asia

Seeing Japan by Cruise

Angela Ballard 27 November 2023

We recently toured Japan by cruise and shared it on our latest segment for ABC television's The Daily Refresh. Watch the video, then learn more about each stop on the itinerary and get our tips for making the most of …

Magical, Mythical Myanmar

Angela Ballard 1 November 2023

High on a hill in the center of Yangon sits one of the world’s most important religious monuments. But before our trip to Myanmar, I couldn’t have told you a thing about it. In fact, what little I knew about …

Our Second Around-the-World Trip

Angela Ballard 23 October 2023

We have embarked upon an epic journey, circumnavigating the globe over the next several weeks. We will visit four continents and 22 countries, including seven that will be new to us. Planes, trains, ships, cars, and mostly likely a tuk …

The Desert Fjords of Oman

Angela Ballard 8 August 2023

Take the most scenic fjord landscape in Norway and add dramatic red cliffs, warm clear water, and playful dolphins.

Oh, The Places You’ll Never Go

Angela Ballard 20 May 2020

As humans, we tend to want what we don’t — or can’t — have. So while you’re building your never-ending list of places you can’t visit right now, add to it these locales you can literally never visit, under any …