Konichiwa Hokkaido!
Japan!!! A place near and dear to our hearts for so many reasons. My parents lived here in the 1970s
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Asia
Emeishan: A Spirtual Trek
If you can picture the quintessential Chinese mountain scene painted on a rice-paper scroll, with mist-shrouded mountain peaks and long
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Paddling Nepal
Nepal isn’t on most travelers’ must-hit list, but for adrenaline junkies, it’s the premier destination. 25,000-foot peaks beckon the mountaineers,
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You Know You’re In Thailand When…
Thailand is like the black hole of good times. We didn’t even mean to be here six weeks but all
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You Know You’re In Laos When…
The Land of a Million Elephants is as magical as the name would suggest. Cruising down the Nam Ou river
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Hue: A Colorful Town
Said to be the intellectual, cultural, and spiritual heart of Vietnam, Hue is full of palaces, pagodas, tombs, temples, and
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Indonesia: Lombok & The Gilis Gone Wild
A string of tiny tropical islands, fringed in coral, dotted with palm-trees, and traveled only by horse cart and bicycle…the
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Flores, Indonesia: Move Over, Bali
There is a goat on the roof, as we take the local bus between the volcanoes and beaches of Flores,
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Okinawa: The Japanese Tropics
Japan may seem compact but when you add in the 160 islands of Okinawa it seems to stretch endlessly into
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A Taste of Tibet: Diqing, China
Tibet is world famous for its culture of Buddhism and holy mountains but its neighbor Diqing is a well-kept secret.
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Magical Mawlamyine & The Ogre Island
It’s three o’clock in the morning in Mawlamyine, Myanmar and we are looking for a place to sleep. Going from
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