We recently moved houses and that, of course, meant we got a new garden. One morning shortly after a rainfall, I explored the grounds and f...

After the two boatmen in their banca (a wood boat with bamboo outriggers on each side) dropped us back at our resort, one used his long ba...

These are three more stunning sunset views from our recent jaunt to Anilao that we savored for SkyWatch Friday . Batangas,...

I'd be astonished if you were not familiar with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the famous monument honoring the brave soldiers who fough...

A few weeks ago on a pleasant not-too-hot, not-yet-wet, fall day, my honey and I borrowed two bikes and rode out of the town we use as home...

In the densely built city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton), there was no more room to build roads. So they built up. Countless overp...

Manila, 2011 A few days ago I readied my cafetière à piston to make my habitual morning cup of arabica. As I placed it on our marble ...