Beneath my feet, the dark stone slabs of the Nakasendo road are worn and mossy. Travellers have trod this path for over 400 years, a thought that gives me goosebumps - or perhaps that’s just the icy ...

Zen and mindfulness have long been buzzwords in the West. After the Buddhist teachings of Japanese philosopher D.T. Suzuki and the late-Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh infiltrated American culture in ...

Midwestern vaudevillian Dennis Scott discusses his early memories of music, his mentor, and the joys of playing during the ...

Smithsonian magazine's picks for the best books about travel of 2025 include Adventures in the Louvre, On the Hippie Trail and Things Become Other Things. Illustration by Emily La ...

The peace of this northern Thai city is a far cry from hectic Bangkok. Its Old City, rich with ancient Buddhist temples, is a ...