Goodbye Asia, Hello Oceania!
Spotless streets, glamorous storefronts, painted crosswalks, fish and chip shops, and the familiar sounds of the English language…where are we?
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City & Culture
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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The Charms of Kyoto
Picture your most elegant image of Japan–-a woman in a floral kimono walking under the shade of her paper umbrella
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Ibo: The Forgotten Island
Tourism touts like to throw the word “untouched” around, but if that statement was ever true about a place, it
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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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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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Cape Town: The Chicest City in Africa
We love Cape Town! As the first European port in Africa dating back to 1682, Cape Town’s historic mash-up of
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Crash Course in the Japanese Arts
How to tie a kimono, arrange an ikebana flower arrangement, write kangi calligraphy…these are skills we never dreamt we’d learn,
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The Gateway to Yunnan, China
We thought our entry into China via Hong Kong would semi prepare us for this massive and mysterious nation, but
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The Many Faces of Tokyo
Tokyo is as lovely and well mannered as you’d expect the Japanese capital to be, but it has a nerdy,
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Mendoza: Wine. Mountains. Magic.
Mountain climbing, river rafting, and winemaking is what Mendoza, Argentina does best…and what could be better? The fertile foothills of
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