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Palau’s New NorthBy
Palau’s New North Story and Photos by Tim Rock with Yoko Higashide Divers continue to flock to Palau’s popular dive spots to the south, yet the northern interior and outer reefs of Palau’s largest island are beginning to lure a...
Powder Room With a ViewBy Neil Hartmann
Powder Room With a View By Neil Hartmann Akita Prefecture's Lake Tazawa region barely registers on Japan’s tourism radar. Yet it is paradise for winter lovers and a “Top Five” destination for hot spring fanatics. I first traveled...
Hikarigahara HighlandsBy Neil Hartmann
Hikarigahara Highlands By Neil Hartmann Masanori Takeuchi is a legend in snowboarding. Hailing from the Joetsu area of Niigata, he was raised a skier and then discovered surfing when he was 16. Shortly thereafter, Masa discovered snowboarding. In a ...
Having a 'swell' time in OkinawaBy Gardner Robinson
Having a ‘swell’ time in Okinawa By Gardner Robinson Okinawa is best known for the miles of beautiful beaches and as a world-class scuba diving destination. With all that beautiful coastline and colorful reefs, it shouldn't come as a s...
Island Beat: Kouri Island Photo EssayBy John Burgreen
<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --> Kouri Island, Okinawa 沖縄 古宇利島 Photo Essay by John Burgreen Kouri Island is in the north of Okinawa's main island. The coral island's green s...
Discovering the Middle PathBy Matt Malcolmsen
Discovering the Middle Path By Matt Malcomson Experience the history of the Nakasendō one step at a time. For months I have relished the prospect of spending four uninterrupted days hiking from village to villa...
East Wind blows through PatagoniaBy Gardner Robinson
Japan’s East Wind blows through Patagonia By Gardner Robinson “This race lives up to the last wild race. We go from mountain biking in 100-kmh gusts, blowing shrapnel at us, to driving rain, to beautiful moments of ...
Exploring the Fuji Five LakesBy Lee Dobson
JAPAN TRAVEL In and Around the Fuji Five Lakes By Lee Dobson What is 3776.24 meters tall, weighs a gazillion tons, is revered by millions and is the quintessential symbol of Japan? If you answered “Sky Tree,” it may be time to head out ...
The Shinetsu TrailBy Bill Ross
The Shinetsu Trail By Bill Ross A long walk in the woods on one of Japan’s great trails. There are many places in Japan where you can climb up to a mountain, stay in a hut or tent, then get up the next day and head off to climb another peak...
Paradise RebornBy Gardner Robinson
Paradise Reborn By Gardner Robinson The name Zeavola comes from the Latin name for the half flower tree, called rak talay in Thai, meaning “lover of the sea.” For generations, sea loving nomads have hopped from island to island in the ...
Phuket's Secret SpotBy Gardner Robinson
GLOBESPINNING THAILAND Phuket’s dirty little secret is the rainy season isn’t all that rainy. In fact, with cheaper flights, great deals on accommodations and monsoons bringing in big swells, it’s a great time to explore the weste...
Volunteer VoicesBy By Alice Brennan
TOHOKU Volunteer Voices By Alice Brennan On a bright, shiny Saturday night in Tokyo, several hundred volunteers carrying backpacks the size of small children gathered on the corner of a street in Shinjuku. We had spent the day packing our raingea...
MontBell Makes a DifferenceBy Bill Ross
TOHOKU MontBell Makes a Difference By Bill Ross Outdoor manufacturer and retailer MontBell is one of many companies directly affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. “We had three shops in Sendai, with the one in the Sendai Por...
Searching the Tokara IslandsBy Mitsuharu Kume
Searching the Tokara Islands By Mitsuharu Kume The cold season was just starting, so I pulled out my worn jacket from last year. I stick my hands in the pockets and find an old airline ticket in the left pocket. The memories from that trip had ...
10 for 10: Ross FindlayBy Outdoor Japan
Celebrating 10 Years of Outdoor Japan 10 Years 10 People 10 Questions Name: Ross Findlay Nationality: Australian Occupation: Owner, Niseko Adventure Centre Location: Niseko, Japan Web: www.nac-web.com 1. When...
Yap On the MoveBy Tim Rock & Yoko Higashide
Yap On the Move Sharks, mantas and more in western Micronesia Story & photos by Tim Rock & Yoko Higashide I’m in Yap, Micronesia, home of some of the most remote reefs in the Western Pacific. As I prepare to scuba dive down to Verti...
Outdoors on the CheapBy By Bill Ross
Outdoors on the Cheap Big fun for little yen By Bill Ross During tough times, and Japan has seen its fair share recently, people have a tendency to tighten their belts or stay indoors. Yet we all need to live, to exercise to have fun. Luckily, th...
Niijima ShorebreakBy Clark Little
Niijima Shorebreak Photo Essay by Clark Little My first trip to Japan hadn’t produced any pictures worth talking about. The weather didn’t cooperate, and the water clarity at the beaches was pretty bad the days I visited. The day ...
