One of the things that most excited us for our trip to Central Asia was the number of well preserved buildings from the Soviet Era. Bishkek, in particular, had a ...
Vastly different from other parts of Kyrgyzstan, travel in Osh is a chance to get to know the more devout Islamic heartland of the country. Boo yeah, that is a ...
Unlike our time in Southeast Asia this past May, where we were pleasantly surprised by several examples of our favorite architectural styles in Phnom Penh, I knew leading up to ...
The first stop on our whirlwind tour of Central Asia was Kazakhstan’s former capital, Almaty. It remains the largest city in the country, as well as its cultural epicenter. My ...
It’s funny, the very day I posted my first “Perfect Travel Day” post about Mostar, Herzegovina, was the exact day I am about to describe to you. Perhaps there’s some ...
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been captivated by Central Asia. My father runs an antique rug store in the Seattle area, and since I was a wee child ...
As a full time employee of Corporate America, I spend a lot more time daydreaming about travel than actually traveling. I toyed around with the idea last year of posting ...
I didn’t know a term existed for the quasi-futuristic, kitschy American architecture of the 50s, 60s, and 70s until a few days ago. But as I drove home from my ...
Coming into our trip to Southeast Asia, architecture peeping wasn’t in my plans. Despite evidence to the contrary from our tour of New Khmer architecture in Phnom Penh, I didn’t ...
Phnom Penh Architecture: Vann Molyvann's Modernist Legacy As I’ve stated before, our trip to Southeast Asia was a rather serendipitous one. I’ve been rather singularly focused in the past 18 ...