Everyone loves a list of what will happen in the world of travel, fashion, food, sports, news. And I fell for the temptation too, by producing my 2010 list for Lonely Planet. Of all the claims, I am most certain that Hanoi will win for the best birthday of the year in 2010. The Vietnamese capital has been planning celebrations for years — … Continue reading
The night before a man and woman stopped him on the street. The woman held a knife and wanted money. ‘She was very afraid. She didn’t know what to do with the knife. Women are more unpredictable with tools. It was two million dong (about $125), but all they got was money.’ The guy — very blond, slouching in the wicker lounge chair … Continue reading
ROBERT REID is a travel writer (Lonely Planet, New York Times), travel expert (Today Show, CNN, GoogleTalks), travel videographer (his 76-Second Travel Show) and "travel artist" (staging the Manhattan Bridge's 100th birthday, training with Mounties). Read more...
