St. Nicholas (aka Santa Claus) Is From Türkiye, Not the North Pole
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, but the original St. Nicholas was very different…
East-West News Service editor David DeVoss has reported major news and feature stories from every continent including Antarctica.
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To Lhasa and Beyond On the Road to Shangri-La
In Lhasa’s Barkhor Square, the weathered Tibetan woman softly intoning a Buddhist mantra fell to…
Macau Hits the Jackpot
By David DeVoss For the better part of three years Macau slumbered, its public squares…
Germany Frustrates the Russian Grinch, Saves Energy and Opens Christmas Markets Amid Mulled Wine and Merriment
There are more than 2.2 billion Christians throughout the world and during the month of…
Poupon U for Students Who Can Cut the Mustard
You’re familiar with Purdue and Princeton. You know about Penn State and Pitt. But are…
It’s Cool, Damp and Cloudy on Santa Catalina. That means no crowds, friendlier locals and hotel discounts
Why visit Santa Catalina Island at the onset of winter when it’s too cold to…
Life and Death Under the Volcano for the Bali Aga
North of the market town of Ubud, Bali’s tourist resorts and handicraft markets give way…
John Steinbeck’s Salinas Valley Now a High Tech Salad Bowl
By David DeVoss We live in a disconnected age where colors define politics and words…
Guatemala’s Mayan Market
Travelers on the Mayan Trail often visit Copán in Honduras, Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatan…
The risks and rewards of Global Travel
By David DeVoss Covid-19. Shuttered bars and restaurants. Urban lockdowns. Mask fatigue. Curfews. Canceled holiday…
Shanghai – Head of the Dragon
By David DeVoss When California architect Robert Steinberg opened an office in Shanghai twelve years…
Tinkle Belle says, “Don’t take Covid-19 sitting down.” Let Peedom Ring!
By David DeVoss Politicians and public health officials tell us we’re all in this together…
Trout fishing in California’s Eastern Sierra offers serenity, solitude and social distancing. It’s the perfect vacation for this coronavirus summer
By: David DeVoss “In the Arctic half-light of the canyon all existence fades to a…
Beyond the Hindu Kush
Just south of Tajikistan and west of the highway running from Dushanbe down to Kabul…
Faces of Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s 35.5 million people live in a country about the size of Texas. It’s an…
Market Day in Kishem (Afghanistan)
Just south of Tajikistan and west of the highway running from Dushanbe down to Kabul…
Escape to Cody, Wyoming, the historic gateway to Yellowstone National Park
No matter where you live chances are you want to get out of the house…
Payday Comes to Northern Afghanistan
Only donkeys could traverse the rocky nine-mile track running through fields of opium poppy before…
Sitting Here in Limbo
By David DeVoss Los Angeles isn’t such a bad place to be when it comes…
Future of Travel: Staycations at Home?
By David DeVoss When travel began to plummet in mid February airlines responded in…
Come for the Baseball, Stay for the food
By David DeVoss If baseball is played in Heaven it probably resembles spring training in…
Cactus League Baseball Returns to Phoenix. Enjoy the Games at Arizona’s Fields of Dreams
Spring Training baseball opens in Arizona this week with 15 teams playing more than 200…
Chinese Celebrating Year of the Rat Keep America’s Cash Registers Ringing
by David DeVoss Sinitic cultures are famed for their hard work. From Shanghai to San…
Life Affirming Travel Through the Shadow Lands of Death
The greatest journey in life is the one we all take to the grave. It’s…
Yangzhou – A Perfect Portal into China’s History, Culture and Cuisine
Travelers wishing to truly understand China’s rich history must venture beyond the opulent gateways into…
Yangzhou’s Gardens of Delight
Because of its fertile soil, abundant water and temperate climate, Jiangsu Province is known as…
Manzanar: Both Sides Now
Revisionist history once was associated with Soviet Russia, where leaders repeatedly erased the names of…
Anthony Marcus Paul
In the days before fake news and blogging – back when the term “fair and…
The Hills Are Alive in Rwanda
By David DeVoss: We rose before dawn and began driving across Rwanda, a densely populated…
Going to Korea? Why Not Chill Out in a Buddhist Temple
By David DeVoss The PyeongChang Olympics may be over, but that no reason to stop…
Kurdistan’s Rough Road to Freedom
Kurdistan’s Rough Road to Freedom By David DeVoss Kurds in northern Iraq control their own…
Los Angeles
LA’s New Landlords Is Los Angeles the Next Shanghai? By David DeVoss There are more…
California Declares War
California Declares War By David DeVoss To hear governor Jerry Brown tell it, California is…
Solomon Islands
Secrets of the Solomon Islands By Julie L. Kessler For World War II history buffs,…
Architectural Detailing
Architectural Detailing Review by Thomas DeVoss Architectural Detailing provides an introduction to the basics of drawing…
Hard Work U
Hard Work U By David DeVoss Both Democratic presidential candidates believe higher education in America…