Yes, the sun does come out in Oregon. Once in a while. Taking advantage of the good weather, we took the top down in our rented convertible (that has good gas mileage!) This video was shot in the Willamette National Forest, where we drove from Cougar Hot Springs up, up, up to the snowy Santiam Overpass and Sahali Falls.

Think Hong Kong is all skyscrapers and crowded streets? On the southwestern coast of Lantau, one of Hong Kong's outlying islands is a fishing village called Tai-O. It's one of the last remaining fishing villages with stilt houses built hundreds of years ago. We take a boat ride around these houses built on water, get lost on the "boardwalk", and eat spicy prawns with an off-color Chinese name. For more info and videos on travel in china, visit www.indietrekker.com.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a Lion Dance troupe makes the rounds in Boston's Chinatown, hitting every dim sum restaurant. Boston's Chinatown is smaller than New York's and San Francisco's, but never fails to deliver this yearly tradition. This short video was shot at Hei La Moon at 88 Beach Street in Boston. For more videos and info on independent travel, visit www.indietrekker.com.

On a 19 degree F day, we trek over to the west side of Manhattan and play with ice on the banks of the Hudson River. For more videos and info on independent travel, visit www.indietrekker.com.

The "Las Vegas of Asia"? That's not the Macau we found. Before casino developers raze the entire peninsula, indietrekker wanders the back roads in search of authentic Macanese street food. For more videos and info on independent travel, visit www.indietrekker.com. 2 min 29 sec

When the sun sets on Washington DC, a good cure for monument-and-museum overdose is to head northwest. The neighborhoods of Adams Morgan and the new U District, are overflowing with restaurants and a vibrant music scene. Bonus: Outtakes For more videos and info on independent travel, visit www.indietrekker.com.

In this first episode of Indietrekker, we visit ABC no Rio, a center for art and activism in New York's Lower East Side. For more videos and info on independent travel, visit www.indietrekker.com. 3 min 20 sec