SIEM REAP, Cambodia — From every angle, Angkor Wat, the world’s largest Hindu temple ruins complex, sits resplendent, three miles north of this modern-day tourist mecca. Our tour guide, a man who smiled easily, told us that King Suryavarman II built it in the early 12th century. At various times over the centuries, the [...]

Moorea, French Polynesia | © Samuel Autman PAPEETE, Tahiti – From that first whiff of fresh gardenias on board on Air Tahiti Nui’s late-night flight from LAX, our delegation’s trip from rural Indiana flatlands to South Pacific’s plush utopia, had already entered a new realm of sensory bliss. The flight attendants placed flowers in our [...]