Wanderlust
Hong Kong attraction, part 5
After I stepped across the threshold of the legendary Mandarin Oriental, in Hong Kong, everything changed. That very long journey carrying me halfway around the world, and then thousands of [...]
Hong Kong attraction, part 4
At Heathrow, standing at the gate to board the last leg of my circuitous trip between Los Angeles and Hong Kong, a sudden announcement unraveled me. Out of the blue, [...]
Hong Kong attraction, part 3
Returning home after a 15-hour flight should have grounded me (part 1 and part 2). Finding my footing in Los Angeles typically pulled me right back into my ordinary life [...]
Hong Kong attraction, part 2
I hadn’t planned to spend the evening entertaining a man who wasn’t supposed to be there. But, as he followed me into The Conrad Hong Kong’s grand ballroom — past [...]
Hong Kong attraction, part 1
As a travel writer, I’ve grown accustomed to questions about the places I visit — where to stay, what to eat, which hidden spots are worth seeking out. But there’s [...]
Sleeping with Sinatra
Paul and I needed a break. The noise, the smog, and the endless traffic jams felt like Los Angeles was closing in on us, so we couldn't wait to jump [...]
Finding myself in Venice
I never tire of returning to Venice. There’s something ineffable about this unique Italian city — an intricate tapestry of more than one hundred islands stitched together by narrow canals [...]
The perfect travel companion
Years ago, I stumbled upon a Peanuts cartoon that really stuck with me. It showed Charlie Brown briskly walking across lush grass while Snoopy clung tightly to his back. The [...]
Becoming a travel writer
When I told my mom I wanted to be a foreign correspondent, she said, "You might get into dangerous situations," and so I changed my mind, and then and there [...]
Author
Jane Lasky wrote a syndicated business travel column that ran in thirty newspapers for twenty years. She contributed features to myriad magazines, like Vogue and Esquire, and authored several nonfiction books, such as “The Women’s Travel Guide” and “The Insider’s Guide to California.” Lasky has edited dozens of Fodor’s guidebooks, produced trippy segments for MTV Asia, and swapped tips on tipping in Chicago on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.”