How does an American woman who doesn’t speak Japanese manage to run a traditional Japanese guest house called a ryokan?
Tips for happy travels to Asia and back
I’m no millionaire. So my little family and I limit vacations that require travel by plane, and our travels overseas are even less frequent.
“I Left My Tooth in Taiwan”
Have you ever listened to that Tony Bennett song, “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”? Understandably, that quirky city, with personality to spare, has left an indelible impression on those who have ventured there. Like San Francisco, the densely populated and bustling city of Taipei, Taiwan has also captured a spot in my heart.
BLOG: 7 tips for surviving Ho Chi Minh City when you’re not Vietnamese
By John Liu Northwest Asian Weekly I recently took a long overdue vacation to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and it was a really exciting experience, one that I […]
It’s cold outside in Sweden — (But also beautiful)
By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Four minutes is all I can take. It’s not jetlag. Or culture shock. It’s just hot. I’m in a sauna. In Malmoe, in Sweden. […]
The Village Report – Six weeks in Scandinavia
By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly Six weeks, all together, if I can manage to hold through December, here in Scandinavia. I think the gut knows when it’s time to […]
PICTORIAL: Scenes from Jaipur, India
Photos by Steve MacIntyre
Essentials for a Phnom Penh visit — History, markets, culture
By Kristi Eaton Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Bigger. Taller. Fancier. Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh is undergoing a staggering period of development 40 years after the […]
The Village Report — Bugged in Phnom Penh
By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly “That was what I was most worried about when we got here,” Bicycle (yes, that is his name) confessed tonight, up on the terrace. […]
The Travel Report — Navigating through weather and nostalgia in Cambodia
By Dipika Kohli Northwest Asian Weekly The rainy season in Cambodia is definitely moody, but to the point. It’s punctual, at times, but always loud. Irreverent. It doesn’t give two […]
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