Hanoi, Vietnam
Anthony Bourdain and Barack Obama's Dinner Table
The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Hanoi, Vietnam
The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Life-sized painted illusions let pedestrians blend in with the street art.
Bangkok, Thailand
On stormy days debris from this unfinished and abandoned skyscraper rains down on the Bangkok streets.
Bangkok, Thailand
The bank's whimsical shape was inspired by a child’s toy.
Bangkok, Thailand
The headquarters of the Mahanikai school of Buddhism, Thailand's largest monastic order.
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok's men with dangerous jobs come here in search of protective talismans.
Swansea, Australia
This historic Australian bridge was built by convicts with giant stone spikes to prevent cattle from falling off the sides.
Port Arthur, Australia
Relics of Australia's convict past, and a modern scene of unimaginable horror.
Berriedale, Australia
This controversial museum includes such detested exhibits as a chocolate suicide bomber and fecal-smelling digestion machine.
Hobart, Australia
Bronze statues honor the brave explorers who passed through this Antarctic gateway.
Sydney, Australia
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Sydney, Australia
Ninety years of Sydney buses under one roof.
Nouméa, New Caledonia
The best place to encounter plants and animals that can only be found in New Caledonia.
Jasper, Alberta
This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.
Farino, New Caledonia
This peaceful path through the jungle is surrounded by songbirds and complete with a waterfall.
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Sydney, Australia
A boardwalk winds through this sliver of coastal nature hidden within Sydney.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
The world's largest moose statue is located (where else?) in Canada.
Manitou Beach, Saskatchewan
This mineral lake known for its healing powers is so buoyant it's been dubbed the "Dead Sea of Canada."
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Just outside this metal recycling center stands a prehistoric creature composed of scraps.
Saint Victor, Saskatchewan
An outcropping plays host to the largest collection of pre-contact petroglyphs in Saskatchewan.