An unabashed tourist and her family explore the world one holiday at a time.
There’s something magical and exotic about Asia. Whenever I think about the East, my mind conjures up images of quirky pagodas, mysterious temples, sinuous dragons, rice paddies, pandas, pristine blue waters along endless stretches of white sand beaches, street food and the glittering lights of Hong Kong. Sadly, it’s been more than a decade since I last set foot on...
Now, I’m not saying Stieg Larsson named his bestselling novel after me, but I sported a dragon tattoo long before Lisbeth ever did. When you’re 18 years old, getting a tattoo seems like the best idea ever. However, I was a bit wary of getting a permanent one – what if it came out wrong, or I didn’t like it...
Pemba, Zanzibar I’ve jumped off the wooden dhow and am fighting to stay afloat in the rough waters of the Indian Ocean just off the coast of Pemba, Zanzibar’s main island. It’s my 30th birthday and the skipper had promised me I would be able to swim with dolphins. I look around, there are two or three other dhows in...