Wow #7: The Cave Ruins of Ellora
When you think of ancient ruins, what comes to mind? The Parthenon, perhaps? The Pyramids of Giza? Petra in Jordan? Well, here’s another amazing ruin to add to your list. One that hardly anyone knows about! The Cave Ruins of Ellora crouch near the modest town of Aurangabad, India, about 200 miles NE from Mumbai. […]
Wow Place #6 Nakhon Pathom: Secret Dessert
Thailand is a country of glittering temples. They’re everywhere – in vast complexes, down non-descript alleys. You can’t throw a cell phone without hitting a temple. (But why are you throwing cell phones in Thailand?!!) Most of these structures are pretty darn marvelous. I love Thai temples! Not surprisingly, when I first heard about the […]
Wow Place #5: 16th-Avenue Tiled Steps
When I first heard that there were these super-cool, mosaic steps in San Francisco’s Sunset District, I was a bit skeptical. I mean, what’s so “wow” about mosaics? A few stairs decorated with colored glass – big deal. Well, the 16th Avenue Tiled steps (actually located on Moraga Street) ARE something special. Leading up to […]
Wow #4 Otsuka Museum, Naruto, Japan: One-Stop Shop for Masterpieces
It’s 1984. I’m 21 years old, on my first trip to Europe, determined to visit all the artwork I’d read about in my college art history textbooks. The problem: my favorite art is so spread out! The Mona Lisa is in Paris. The Guernica is in Madrid. Botticelli’s Venus is in Florence. If only […]
Wow Place #3 La Casa Gelato, Vancouver, Canada: Ice Cream Mecca
With 238 flavors on display, La Casa Gelato in Vancouver, Canada might just be the largest ice cream shop in the world.
365 Wow Places #2: Thip Samai
#2: Thip Samai — The Best Pad Thai in the World Tucked away in a (relatively) quiet corner of bustling Bangkok is perhaps the best Pad Thai restaurant in the world. Thip Samai does nothing but pad thai, and they do it gloriously. Here’s what they say on their “PADTHAI or previously known as “KUAY […]
365 Wow Places #1 The Cat Temple: Omatsu Daigongen Shrine, Shikoku Japan
If you love crazy Japanese temples, or just love cats, this is the place for you. My buddy, Adam, and I were cruising from Tokushima to Kochi, deep in the heart of Shikoku (Japan’s “forgotten” island) when we stumbled on the amazing Omatsu Daigongen Shrine. Legend has it that in the mid 17th century, […]
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Tokyo, Japan — Ueno Park teambuilding scavenger hunt
A great place to hold a corporate team building scavenger hunt in Tokyo. > Event Description: Your Dr. Clue corporate teambuilding event takes place in Tokyo’s wonderful Ueno Park, a spacious public park in the Ueno district of Taitō. Home to temples, shrines and museums, Ueno Park hosts the Tokyo National Museum, National Museum of […]