Robert Schrader

Change and Leaving

December 29, 2016 by Robert Schrader 1 Comment

2016 was a year I came to define by others’ milestones more than my own.

Three Blissful Days in Bangkok

December 15, 2016 by Robert Schrader 20 Comments

My recommendations for three days in Bangkok are not exhaustive—how could they be, in a city as vast and ever-changing as this?—but they are exceptional.

How to Get a China Visa in Hong Kong

December 14, 2016 by Robert Schrader Leave a Comment

The good news is that there’s a workaround to this: Obtaining a China visa in Hong Kong.

How to Choose an Airline Alliance in 2018

December 14, 2016 by Robert Schrader 2 Comments

As individual airlines (particularly U.S. ones) slash benefits in a race for the bottom, alliance loyalty has become more complicated than it once was.

30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Nepal

December 7, 2016 by Robert Schrader 12 Comments

“Don’t jump,” I mouthed through the window of the taxi, my hand pressed on the glass.

Three Days in Havana

December 6, 2016 by Robert Schrader 2 Comments

The best long-weekend trip in the Americas: Three days in Havana, Cuba’s colorful capital.

Flight Delay Compensation in the US and Europe

December 1, 2016 by Robert Schrader Leave a Comment

You look up at the departures board to find your gate and see that your flight has been delayed. What can you do?

Ashoka the Bystander

November 28, 2016 by Robert Schrader 17 Comments

Compassion for a being whose servitude I depend on is fruitless.

The World’s Most Amazing Two-Week Trips

November 26, 2016 by Robert Schrader 6 Comments

None of the trips I’m about to highlight take more than two weeks to complete.

The Best Day—and Weekend—Trips from Tokyo

November 11, 2016 by Robert Schrader 7 Comments

Whether you enjoy views of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi, bask in the warm sea breezes in Shizuoka or the straddle the boundary between past and future in Kanagawa, these excursions from Tokyo are trips through time, space and the very bounds of reality.

Seven Years Ago, I Left

November 7, 2016 by Robert Schrader 22 Comments

If I can go from walking along a highway with an unemployment check in my pocket to flying across the Pacific in business class, just imagine what you can do in seven years.