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8 Places to Discover in Japan off the Beaten Path

January 23, 2024 No Comments »

Japan off the beaten path

Japan is having a travel heyday right now – and rightfully so – it’s an incredible country.  In fact, it’s one of my favorite countries to travel to. However, in my quest to find the lesser-traveled places wherever I go, I spent a lot of time in Japan off the beaten path on multiple trips […]

Everything you Need to Know About Hiking the Annapurna Circuit

June 30, 2020 No Comments »

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We saw the first glimpse of them from the plane window. The famous, rigid, snowy Himalayan peaks were practically at eye level with our cruising altitude; I imagined reaching out and touching them.  They looked beautiful and scary at the same time. Cold, hard, and barren; as if they were saying “Leave us alone, you […]

Hiking Banaue to Batad Rice Terraces

March 5, 2020 7 Comments »

I had been hearing about the amazing beaches in the Philippines for years now, so I always had it on my list as a ‘must see’. I had the perfect opportunity to travel to the Philippines for my niece’s softball tournament so I thought this would be my chance to finally experience the Philippine beach […]

8 Tokyo Off the Beaten Path Experiences

December 17, 2019 2 Comments »

tokyo off the beaten path

I could people-watch in Tokyo all day. Just sit in one of the busy subway stations and watch millions of people go by. As tempting as it was to simply write about Tokyo’s underground culture, I also knew I wanted to get out and see some of the sites. However, this was my second trip […]

Experiencing India As a Teenager

January 25, 2019 1 Comment »

india as a teenager

This article by my niece was first published in The Journal, the Intrepid Travel Blog. I have their permission to repost it. I am so proud of Erin for doing a write-up for the Intrepid blog that I of course had to share it here! In addition, I didn’t help her at all with this, […]

How to Spend a Day Like a Local in Jaipur

December 12, 2018 No Comments »

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This article was originally published on The Journal, the Intrepid Travel Blog. I have their permission to repost it. The moment I stepped off the bus and onto the pavement in Jaipur, everything changed. I no longer was in the protected voyeuristic tourist mini bus, suddenly I was thrust into the local culture. But it […]

My 6 Favorite Experiences in Rajasthan India

November 13, 2018 3 Comments »

best rajasthan experiences

This article was originally published on The Journal, the Intrepid Travel Blog. I have their permission to repost it. “Did you go to Taj Mahal?” This is one of the inevitable questions I hear when I tell someone I went to India. The gleaming white architecture is a ‘must see’ on everyone’s wish list. However, […]