If you find yourself in Bangkok and need to go on a run, don’t worry, there is an alternative to hitting the impossibly congested, polluted—not to mention dangerous—streets and sidewalks, or jogging in a fume-infested parking garage as I saw some of my condo neighbors do. [Read more…]
Right off the fabled Route 66, Flagstaff is in a convenient location for exploring the area, with the Grand Canyon about an hour and a half north; the cute, historic town of Williams less than 40 minutes to the east; and the gorgeous, red-rock town of Sedona less than an hour south—and I recommend seeing all three of those places. [Read more…]
Death Valley, CA is the hottest place on the planet, with a world record temperature of 134 F (57 C). It is also the driest place in the U.S., with less than 2 inches of rain per year, and the lowest, with Badwater Basin being 282 feet below sea level. [Read more…]
The May, 2015 issue of Sunset magazine listed Desert View campground in Grand Canyon National Park as one of their 12 “all-time favorite campgrounds” in the western U.S. Located 25 miles east of Canyon Village, it lacks the massive crowds found along the South Rim yet promises the same stunning canyon views and spectacular sunsets. [Read more…]
Barcelona is one of the most aesthetically appealing cities in Europe. The famed Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí stamped several locations throughout the city with his modern, artistic flair, and Spanish artists, such as Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Salvador Dali, have left large treasures of their works at museums here (or nearby, in the case of Dali). [Read more…]