Experience American History Abroad: Incheon, South Korea
As readers of this site know, I love to see Western history and architecture when I travel abroad. In Asia, the strong influence of the British and French Empires cannot be denied. Beautiful buildings...
View ArticleA Night on The Wall
As the sun began to set on my final evening in Xi’an, China, I remained atop the famous 8.7 mile long city wall to take in the sunset and see how the city’s modern buildings looked in juxtaposition to...
View ArticleDutch Legacy in Tainan, Taiwan
Since the end of World War II, Taiwan has been the subject of tense international security policy in Asia. Often serving as a flashpoint in Sino-Western diplomacy struggles, Communist China claims the...
View ArticleThe Automotive Boneyard in Yangon
Southeast Asian megacities are known around the world for their snarled streets, daring drivers, and smog-tinged skies. Saying Bangkok, Hanoi, or Saigon may invoke images of motorcycles and swerving...
View ArticleVisiting the DMZ After a Missile Launch
The Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea which hugs the 38th parallel is a place which former President Bill Clinton called the “most dangerous place on Earth.” Created as a part of...
View ArticleRainy Myeongdong Nights
Weathermen are the only people on the planet who can be wrong every single day of their life and still have people hanging on their every word. During my last night in Seoul, I learned that Korean...
View ArticleA Night in Hairtail Alley
One of Seoul’s busiest and most popular tourist destinations is Namdaemun Market. The massive open-air marketplace is filled with street vendors selling the newest shirts for tourists, the newest...
View ArticleWhat I Learned Traveling Off the Grid
“Travel is the only expense that makes you richer,” but at what point do we miss out on the richness of travel because of our mobile devices, our cameras, and a desire to share the our travels with the...
View ArticleBombs Away
Fort Nepean, located on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula a short drive away from the state’s capital city, Melbourne, was the location of the British Empire’s first shot in World War I. Today Fort...
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