Not all Taiwan beaches are created equal—and some just aren’t very good.
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“Certainly,” my friend Scott said, after we arrived back at Long Beach the next morning and saw it under full sunlight for the first time, “it doesn’t look like an Andaman Sea beach.”
Continue ReadingHere’s How to Tackle Europe’s Most Beautiful—and Confusing—Road Trip
“Wild Atlantic Way” is a great marketing slogan and an accurate descriptor of Ireland’s west coast, but is so broad a term that it can be confusing for prospective Ireland road trippers.
Continue ReadingThree Dreamy Days in Krabi
With just three days in Krabi province, you can experience a truly wide range of the best beaches in Thailand, among the Kingdom’s other treasures.
Continue ReadingHow Not to Fuck Up Asia’s Most Epic Island Day Trip
My decision to make a day trip from Kota Kinabalu to the remote island of Bohey Dulang was significantly outside the bounds of a standard “adventure.”
Continue ReadingThe Long Journey to the Eastern Tip of Cuba
Objectively, Baracoa is absolutely worth the time and trouble it takes to get there, with alluring culture, mouthwatering cuisine and stunning beach scenery. Practically, however, visiting can be a challenge.
Continue ReadingIceland’s Diamond Beach
Iceland aptly-nicknamed “Diamond Beach” is not one in the same with the glacier lagoon, even if both share the same icebergs.
Continue ReadingThe Purple California Beach That Wasn’t
Does California really have a purple-sand beach? The answer may surprise you.
Continue ReadingBaracoa’s Coming Capitalism
The gorgeous beaches of Baracoa, on the eastern tip of Cuba, touched my heart and soul. But my mind grappled with a much less beautiful issue.
Continue ReadingThe Ghost of Paradise Past
Thailand feels new – it is me who feels old.
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