An American in North Korea – How to get in

  Press play. And then start reading.    Well, I just got into the most isolated country in the world without a hitch and I’ll be coming out with a lot of stories.   There’s a lot of material to go over in terms of what I’ve seen...

Observing Big Brother: Had to get out of Myanmar before I could post this.

I had to wait until I got out of Myanmar to post this without getting prematurely deported or thrown in jail. I got a small rush writing this while still in the country, but I didn’t want to take my chances before leaving Myanmar for good (as if posting this in...

Bangladesh’s sour aftertaste

I may have spoken too song in singing the praises of Bangladesh. Or maybe it’s because I’m a stupid tourist. …but in my defense, nobody mentioned this in the guidebooks: I learned the hard way today that when you arrive in Bangladesh and take money...