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Cherry blossoms in bloom during hanami season in Japan

Hanami: How Japan Turns Cherry Blossoms Into a National Holiday of Joy

For a week or two every spring, Japan collectively looks up. Hanami, “flower viewing,” is the centuries-old custom of gathering…

July 17, 2026

Matcha tea bowl and whisk at a Kyoto tea ceremony, Japan

A Tea Ceremony in Kyoto Taught Me to Slow Down

I signed up for a Kyoto tea ceremony thinking it would be a pleasant hour of cultural tourism. I left…

July 14, 2026

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Festivals

The Holi Festival Experience: India's Festival of Colors

The Holi Festival Experience: India's Festival of Colors

If you only experience one festival in your life, make it Holi.I have never felt joy quite…

La Tomatina & Las Fallas: Spain at Its Most Joyfully Wild

La Tomatina & Las Fallas: Spain at Its Most Joyfully Wild

Spain doesn't do celebrations quietly. Whether it's grown adults hurling tomatoes …

Diwali in India: A Traveler's Guide to the Festival of Lights

Diwali in India: A Traveler's Guide to the Festival of Lights

There are festivals you watch, and there are festivals you feel. Diwali belongs firmly to …

Monuments

Seville's Moorish Wonders: Architecture That Stops You in Your Tracks

Seville's Moorish Wonders: Architecture That Stops You in Your Tracks

Seville is a city you walk slowly through, neck craned upward.From the soaring Giralda tow…

The Taj Mahal: India's Monument to Love

The Taj Mahal: India's Monument to Love

No photograph prepares you for the first time you see the Taj Mahal in person.I arrived ju…

Plaza de España: Seville's Most Breathtaking Landmark

Plaza de España: Seville's Most Breathtaking Landmark

Some places make you stop mid-step. Plaza de España in Seville is one of them.I had seen t…

Food

Tapas, Sunshine & Slow Evenings: Eating Your Way Through Spain

Tapas, Sunshine & Slow Evenings: Eating Your Way Through Spain

In Spain, eating is not a task to get through — it is the whole evening.I learned to do it…

A Taste of India: Street Food You Cannot Miss

A Taste of India: Street Food You Cannot Miss

You have not really experienced India until you have eaten your way through it.From sizzli…

Events

Flamenco: The Soul of Spain, Felt Not Watched

Flamenco: The Soul of Spain, Felt Not Watched

You do not simply watch flamenco. You feel it in your chest.In a tiny candlelit tablao in …

Inside an Indian Wedding: Color, Ritual & Pure Joy

Inside an Indian Wedding: Color, Ritual & Pure Joy

Being invited to an Indian wedding is one of the greatest honors of my travels.For days, t…

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Moments captured from my travels — festivals, golden hours, and Coco.

Lina in an orange sari at golden hour in India

Lina walking to her flight with Coco and suitcase

Lina holding Coco in matching outfits

Lina on a Mediterranean balcony at sunset

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