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Activities
Activities
Hiking
100 Famous Japanese Mountains: #64 Asahi-dake
It was the fourth day I had been traveling with Hiroshi Sakurai, who I had met while hitchhiking to Mt. Iide a few days before. I...
Eco Corner
Eco Corner: Choices for Sustainable Lifestyles
Eco Speedy Electric Bike Scooters are the fastest way to get around a city, and much more efficient for one person than a b...
Cultural Travel
What’s Cooking in Asia?
Cooking lessons: The travel souvenir that just keeps on giving! TOKYO
A Taste of Culture is a culinary arts program in Tokyo le...
Malaysia
Sarawak Blues
Approximately 600 kilometers from Malaysia’s capital city, Kuala Lumpur, among the vast equatorial rainforests of Borneo in the s...
Onsen
Confessions of a Sento Junkie
A brief cultural history of the sento from a hot water nut I guarantee I go to the sento (public bathhouse) more than you. I k...
Cultural Travel
The Call of the Kousa
Where can you find a moose and a camel? Snow in the summer time? Wash down horse milk cheese with homemade vodka? Live in a tent ...
Hiking
The Bush Pig Meets The Sonic Surfer
There I was, sitting in a local coffee shop in Sapporo, face to face with this slight, long-haired, hippie-like Japanese guy spea...
Onsen
Mixed Up In The Mixed Bath
With a bicycle loaded down with camping gear, I made my way down to Mt. Hakkoda (in Aomori) in search of the true colors of autum...
