Travel guide

IT IS Eid al-Adha, the annual Muslim holiday. I wake to the sound of gentle chants drifting across the water like rich incense.

I’m not sure what the voices mean, though later I will read that Eid al-Adha, the “festival of sacrifice”, commemorates Abraham’s obedience to God in giving up his son. More >

There’s a special form of loathing reserved for a building that forces you to remove your shoes, wait in line, get groped, shell out for bad food and dash in a panic to an arbitrarily changed gate before canceling your flight.
But let’s be clear. More >

The world is indeed becoming a smaller place as more and more people can now afford to travel to far-flung countries. This phenomenon is relatively new — at one time, travelling to foreign lands was primarily restricted to the idle wealthy, diplomats, scholars, students, as well as artists, soldiers and adventurers. More >