The route from Takayama to Kanazawa winds through cedar-clad, snow-blanketed mountains – and when I say “through,” that’s exactly what … Continue reading A Trip Through Japan: Shirakawa-Go, Gokayama, Kanazawa
Yesterday, we woke in Hakone to a snow squall that left the trees and hillsides coated in confectioner’s sugar. After … Continue reading A Trip Through Japan: Takayama, March 19-20
I’m not a religious person, but I have animist leanings. I find it comforting to believe that all things, both … Continue reading A Trip Through Japan: Mount Fuji and Hakone National Park (March 18)
Kon nichiwa from Japan, my ninety-ninth country/territory. I’m writing this two days into a two-week trip through this fascinating nation, … Continue reading A Trip Through Japan: Two Days in Tokyo
In early January, 2020 – just before the Covid-19 pandemic – I took a family cruise from Dubai to Singapore. … Continue reading Looking Back on a Cruise from Dubai to Singapore
“Reading departure signs in some big airport reminds me of the places I’ve been / Visions of good times that … Continue reading 2024: The Year in Travel
Exactly fifty weeks ago, I landed in Melbourne, setting foot in Australia for the first time and “collecting” my seventh … Continue reading Melbourne (Dec. 21-22) and NCL Report Card
Two days ago, I wrote that Vanuatu has been deemed the happiest place on earth. This may be so, but … Continue reading Brisbane, Australia (Dec. 18)
According to the Happy Planet Index, Vanuatu took first prize in 2024 as the “happiest place on earth.” Granted, it’s … Continue reading Vanuatu (Dec. 15)
Bula is the word of the day. In Fiji, it’s an all-purpose greeting, toast, and blessing whose literal meaning is … Continue reading Fiji (Dec. 13)
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