Every first-timer to Japan should see Tokyo and Kyoto, but there’s so much more...
Destinations
Karuizawa, nestled in wooded hills only an hour’s ride away from Tokyo, has a...
I consider Hong Kong one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Not,...
Thanks to the Internet, I keep finding magazine and newspaper articles I wrote before...
A couple of months ago I was in Tokyo and had the opportunity to...
It’s been years since I spent a month in Peru with my two sons...
Because Japan’s crime rate is very low compared to most other countries, the police...
My earliest memory of the winding road to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain...
Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay is one of those small towns with such a...
My first morning in Japan took place more than three decades ago, but I...
When I was a young kid growing up in Bradenton FL, one of the...
There are some places that no matter how long you stay, it’s never long...
I’m sure Star Trek fans would choose differently, but if I had a time...
I don’t even want to think about how many hotel rooms I’ve stayed in...
More than a quarter of a century ago, it used to be a long...
I enjoy visiting history museums because I like history and I find it a...
There are lots of countries that celebrate spring, but I’ve never been in a...
Everyone in Austin, Texas, complains about how fast and how much the city is...
Japan has long been a mecca for Australians wishing to ski in summer (which...
Almost every time I’ve been in Hong Kong–and I can’t even count how many...
I’ve long been writing about how much Macau has changed since I first stepped...
I’ve ridden trains around the world–Europe on a rail pass too many times to...
I’ve seen numerous waterfalls, but nothing prepared me for Iguazu Falls. In fact, I...
I feel sorry for day-trippers arriving in Macau by ferry from Hong Kong without...
It’s no secret that there’s a long-standing rivalry between Osaka and Tokyo. In fact,...
