If there is one type of street food that is universal, it is kebobs (aka skewers).  These are delectable assortments of meats, seafood or vegetables, marinated and spiced, then grilled over hot coals.  You can find them anywhere, from open-air markets to luxurious site-down restaurants...

We left yesterday afternoon for Tesselit, after being stalled for a few hours while the Landcruiser’s suspension was repaired.  Not more than an hour into the journey, a strong odor of fuel began filling the vehicle.  We stopped and checked under the hood and saw that the tube connecting...

My last trip to France was nearly three years ago but I remember it like yesterday. It was the one I took with just me and my dad. Papa, as I call him, was born in Riom and met my mother while she was visiting Montpellier seventeen years ago. His family is scattered around France, and visiting...

We had been driving from Oaxaca, a colonial city south of Mexico City, for 40 minutes, when we pulled off the main road. Diego, our guide, typed La Union Tejalapam on his smartphone. The village we were looking for was barely on Google Maps. It looked like a Japanese pictogram hanging on three...

I was anxious to test out the new iPad, but like the rest of the world, I had to wait until March 18 to get my hands on it.  By mid-afternoon there was a lull in the hubbub and I quickly raced over to take a look.  There it was.  No one close by.  I had the iPad all to myself. It felt the...

It was very tempting for them to simply drop everything, call in sick and head down to the airport to find the cheapest flight to the most exotic place.  But they resisted.  There were definite repercussions and Ken had a strong preference to keep his credit cards free from suffocating...

Ken and Laura were just like me in many ways.  For one thing they loved to travel at the drop of a hat, yet hated planning for trips.  Although some places in high season required reservations, they’d found that most of the time you can find seats on planes, and land rooms in private homes...

Waiting for an early-morning espresso under the canopy of my local drive-thru, I was tempted to book a flight to someplace sunny. The city was being pelted by rain and wind. Even Kimberly, who was usually a reliable source of optimism, was turning a bit cynical. She was wrapped in a scarf with...

Is this just one more gadget? What exactly do you need an e-book reader for anyway?  Why not just plunk down the extra dollars and take home an iPad or Droid table of some sort? The answer is really twofold:  E-Readers (as they are lovingly called) are primarily to read your e-books.  If...