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Reposted from January 2016 Our car pulled up in front of the elegant Mandarin Oriental in Bangkok in the middle of the night. Groggy from some some 24 hours of traveling I appreciated the serene elegance, the smiling staff in traditional Thai attire bowing and welcoming us, the...
Originally Posted in 2019 When you sign up for a tour, sometimes there are places on the itinerary that you might not choose to visit. Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, an area in the northwest part of India, is one of those places. I couldn’t really see why we were visiting this remote destination...
Originally Posted in 2019 Jodhpur—the second largest city in Rajasthan–has always intrigued me. Not sure why. The color? The name? A whiff of exotic? Last fall I had a very short visit there and was able to see why it has lingered in my mind. Yep, it is blue. The reasons...
Yep, I’m thinking about traveling. My guess is that if you are reading this you are too. Won’t it be wonderful to be on the road or in the sky again? I can’t wait to see new and familiar sights. I’d also like to to practice new photography skills I learned during lockdown...
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger Gluay Hom is an Asian elephant. He used to live in a concrete enclosure at a zoo near Bangkok, Thailand. He was chained by his right leg, and taught to do tricks for tourists. His hindquarters atrophied from disuse, his front leg was swollen from the chain, his...
I recently read Pico Iyer’s book “Autumn Light: Season of Fire and Farewells.” The well known and respected travel writer and avid ping pong player wrote, “….. every time I come back from a trip, everything seems much the same. I’m carrying the call to prayer above the flickering lights of...
This was originally posted in 2013. It’s one of my most memorable travel experiences. An absolute highlight of our trip to the mountains of North Vietnam last January was a visit to a small school in the village of Sin Chai. Sounds so simple, but it was really a special...
The Number one question I’ve been asked during the Pandemic is “Are you missing travel?” Of course, I am. Who isn’t? I love to travel and if you are reading this, you know how much I enjoy capturing my travel experiences on my camera and sharing them here on DesignDestinations.org Well,...
Originally posted 2016 It was the images of the Intha fishermen who paddle with one leg that really got me excited about going to Myanmar. When we decided to go to this far away place, what first drew me in was the chance to take an 8 day trip up the Ayeyarwady River on a […]
Feb. 2021: AS I follow the news of recent events in Myanmar I am reminded of a wonderful trip in 2015 just after the election where the Democratic party gained power and people were happy. I posted the following blog in 2016. “Mingalaba” I say and smile at the small child whose...