So, you’re going to China and you need to get your phone in order, but you don’t know where to start. That was me, a month ago. Now I’ve been there, for a week of work and another week of personal travel in and around Shenzhen. In that time, I got a good grasp on
I retired at 53 and have been slowly traveling the world with my husband for almost 2 years. Last month, while we were renting a villa in Bali, everything next to it usually went quiet at dusk. That’s when there was a knock on the door. “Tomorrow night there will be a party,” Kadek told
After three months of keeping the secret, I waited nervously in the hotel lobby. When they got out of the elevator, I held out my hand. “I am your guide, Ash-san.” My father went to shake it, paused, and then said, “Oh, it’s you. What are you doing here?” When my mom realized who I
I have traveled to almost 90 countries around the world, including Peru, Austria, Egypt, India and many, many more. I often travel with my children and I think one of the best parts of traveling is trying local food and breaking bread with locals, including, and perhaps especially, street food. For the most part, I’ve
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Sara Wilczynska, founder of Swil Arts Studio. She left her job as a software engineer at Google, spent a year traveling with her partner, and discovered watercolors in Thailand. His words have been edited for length and clarity. I was born in Warsaw in the