• Confronting My Past

    Confronting My Past

    A story of my childhood in Vietnam. The family that went and the family that got left behind.
  • The Real Housewives of Luang Prabang

    The Real Housewives of Luang Prabang

    With "minority villages" strategically placed along every major route, one traveler searches for authenticity amongst embroidered aprons, snake whiskey and headdressed children.
  • The Perfect Day in Luang Prabang

    The Perfect Day in Luang Prabang

    Luang Prabang won the lottery gene pool for towns. Previously the royal capital straddling two rivers, it is now a beautiful, living collection of Lao-French architecture with something for everyone.
  • Wish it, believe it, and it will be so

    Wish it, believe it, and it will be so

    My one year journey to become a travel writer
  • Vang Vieng, Laos - Getting Its Groove Back

    Vang Vieng, Laos - Getting Its Groove Back

    After a decade of non-stop partying, Vang Vieng is quiet once more...
  • Serendipitous Vientiane - The Anti-Saigon

    Serendipitous Vientiane - The Anti-Saigon

    No honking. Just eerily quiet nature and beautiful people. I finally come to terms with having no panache, but Vientiane makes up for it in so many other ways...
  • Secret Saigon

    Secret Saigon

    From high tea 50 stories above the city to a hidden shrine above iconic Ben Thanh Market, these are my favorite off-the-beaten-path things to do in the city I call home
  • From the Vault: What Star Trek Has Taught Me About Travel

    From the Vault: What Star Trek Has Taught Me About Travel

    Dilithium crystals, the Prime Directive and Captain Kirk's intergalactic seduction techniques
  • From the Vault: The Living Edens of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

    From the Vault: The Living Edens of the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater

    A day spent in one of the most breathtaking places on earth
  • From the Vault: Istanbul, A Love Letter

    From the Vault: Istanbul, A Love Letter

    Istanbul, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways
  • From the Vault: My Prague Czechlist

    From the Vault: My Prague Czechlist

    Fairy tale castles, stunning cuisine, classical music in hundreds' year old churches, Prague has it alll