by Scott W. Clemens | Jan 5, 2008 | Travel, Travel blog
Part Two: Palawan Text and photos © Scott W Clemens I have to admit when I received an offer to visit Palawan I had to get out a map. Even when I found out where it was, I expected to find a bustling island with strong Asian influence (afterall, it lies across...
by Jonathan Clemens | Jan 5, 2008 | Travel, Travel blog
Being the diary of New Year’s in New Orleans or the advertures of a budding Epicurean on a budget Text © 2008 photos © 2008 Scott W Clemens December 28th, 2007 Our college football team had been invited to play at the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day in New...
by Scott W. Clemens | Jan 5, 2008 | Travel, Travel blog
Part One: Day Trips from Manila text and photos © Scott W Clemens Unique and whimsical Jeepneys are ubiquitous in Manila , providing cheap transportation to the masses. A country’s cuisine reflects the various influences that have passed through its borders, and is as...
by Lucy Gordan | Apr 18, 2007 | Travel, Travel blog
Rome/Vatican City, Easter Sunday 2007. It takes only about 45 minutes to make a complete trek around walls of Vatican City, the world’s smallest independent country of 44 hectares, or 108.7 acres. There’s a lot more to explore here than St. Peter’s,...
by Lucy Gordan | Mar 9, 2007 | Travel, Travel blog
Like the hotel she owns and runs meticulously with her children Alexandra and Georg, Elisabeth Gürtler is super-Viennese and glamorous. Immediately after my return from the Sacher bakery, this petite, charismatic workaholic with sparkling periwinkle eyes and a...
by Scott W. Clemens | Oct 1, 2004 | Travel, Travel blog
I considered myself well traveled, and certainly I’ve seen much more of the world than anyone else in my family. But to be truthful, I’d always played it safe. Having had a smattering of romance languages in school, I focused on North and South America,...
