Budget Tokyo
Since I only had 4 days in Tokyo and little money left for traveling, I had a challenge – how do you stay in Tokyo…
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Fishy Business – Tsukiji Market, Tokyo
The alarm went off at 2:45 AM – I got up disoriented and thought…why do I do this to myself? Yet as my eyes adjusted…
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Underbelly of Tokyo
There are 32 million people living in Tokyo. 8 million of them ride the subway every day. That turns into about 3,000 people on each…
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Japan | Lodging | Solo Travel
Lost in Transition – Tokyo
This is it – the last stop before I hit the US, one last hurrah – and I chose to do it entirely on my…
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China Syndrome
I’m neutral on China. Some of it was better than expected and some worse. Then there were some things that met my expectations exactly such…
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Book Review – Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
Photo: Indian girl practicing English After a failed climb of K2 in Pakistan Greg Mortenson set out on a mission of another kind – one…
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China | Family Travel | Hiking | Tours | Transportation
Electric Blankets and Chains – No, This Isn’t Porn
For the 4 days we spent in and around Shangri-la, we had the unique opportunity to experience the 4 seasons…one each day. The bad news…
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China | Family Travel | Hiking
Tiger Leaping Gorge—ous!!!
One of the main reasons why Cyndi and I decided to come to Yunnan was to hike in the Tiger Leaping Gorge – a deep…
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Confucius Says….You’ve been Punk’d
When you go out for Chinese food in the US (and I’m willing to bet, most of North America) – what is the one thing…
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Don’t Miss the Lijiang China Local Market
We were in the old town of Lijiang – a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Lijiang is a tourist town of canals, tourist shopping, and red…
