Tohoku Travel: Discover Japan’s Rugged Coastline Without the Crowds
On a recent trip to Japan, a local told me, “Tokyo is not Japan…to know Japan, you have to go out and explore.” And if…
On a recent trip to Japan, a local told me, “Tokyo is not Japan…to know Japan, you have to go out and explore.” And if…
Welcome to Shikoku, Japan’s best-kept secret island nobody talks about – but everyone should be. Translating to ‘four lands,’ Shikoku is the smallest of Japan’s…
I laid out my new sleeping bag on the thick mat under the stars. It was muggy outside, but I still got into the down…
The glass crunches underneath my shoes with every step I take, the stairway is dimly lit by diffused daylight on this wintery day. A cold…
Even fun has a shelf life – this is what runs through my mind as I walk around Spreepark, the abandoned, dilapidated amusement park in…
Artistic expression is one of those strange, unfathomable things to me. It’s something I wish I desperately understood and possessed, and I’m delighted when I…
I gave him a smile and a head nod of acknowledgment and he gave me a proper raised eyebrow and reserved recognition as we swiftly…
Note Update 2018: Volcano Island Honey changed owners and is now called Rare Hawaiian Honey Company. They do not offer tours like the one I…