SHANGHAI, PRC--- Eighteen million people reside in the city of Shanghai. Two thousand of them are Jewish.

With such a small population, Shanghai Jews have limited options on where to pray and where to be remembered.

BANGKOK, THAILAND--- As the saying goes, ~{!0~}boys will be boys,~{!1~} but at the Asia Hotel~{!/~}s Calypso Cabaret, most of the boys will be girls.

PAKCHONG, THAILAND--- Asian elephants can weigh up to five tons and measure up to nine feet tall.

Pulling, pushing, cracking, smacking and slapping~{!-~} you would think I was suffering from physical abuse.

Fly four hours southwest of Shanghai and you will discover a land where the characters are rounder, the food is spicier and the taxis turn a fluorescent pink or make tuk tuk noises. You have ventured in to “the Land of Smiles.”

Hong Kong is famous for its high-end stores and amazing shopping.

Where do I even begin?!

When I heard about Hong Kong~{!/~}s Ocean Park, I did not know what to expect.

That's another one of those "Mommy Mantras."

SHANGHAI, PRC--- The cozy, dimly lit cafe provides a welcome reprieve on a cool, rainy night.