Hiking Puy de Dôme and Seeing the World From the Top

“Mike – I’m a native of California living in France. I enjoy eating odd foods and living in places where I don’t understand the language.“ I’m a sucker for a difficult hike and stunning, jaw-on-the-ground views. I recently completed seven days of a French-English language exchange in Vichy, France with a family of four, including […]

Best beaches in the Philippines

I’m a beach person and lucky to live in the Philippines, a southeast Asian country with about 7600 islands and countless beaches. Although the Philippines has long been known to be a tropical paradise, with some islands catering specifically to summer vacationers, there are still beach destinations in the country that remains to be (re)-discovered. […]

The World in My Pocket