A lifelong independent traveler, I’ve always been defiantly, even snobbishly, critical of cruises....
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Japan’s first contact with the Western world was in 1543 with the arrival of...
The Seto Inland Sea (Seto-Naikai) is considered Japan’s most scenic waterway, a vast emerald...
The horrific tsunami that swept across Iwate Prefecture and other areas of Tohoku’s coast...
I always make a point of stopping at the local tourist office when arriving...
Yes, vintage American cars show up on virtually every website post or magazine...
Tipping is weird. Why, after all, are consumers responsible for the livelihood of people...
Travel Awaits put out its recommendations of places to go in 2019. When they...
I’m a very slow eater, so there was no question I was going to...
Like many Floridians in the first half of the 20th century, my grandparents traveled...
There are probably more tourists in Trinidad, proportional to its size, than any other...
I was interviewed as a travel expert on Japan and a blogger on the...
As someone who travels for a living, I’m used to following my own whim,...
There’s plenty to see in Japan whether it’s your first trip or 10th. But...
As many as five cruise ships dock at Cozumel daily, yet it’s easy to...
Every city should have a Seattle Center. Packed with families, groups of friends,...
It’s hard to visualize a bustling town when all that’s left are ruins. But...
Japan set a goal of 20 million foreign visitors by 2020, when Tokyo will...
It’s little more than a footpath, through woods, along the rushing Kiso River, past...
It’s easy to get depressed by today’s news and seemingly unbridgeable political divide. But...
The Virgin Islands have long been a sailor’s dream due to its many islands,...
If you’re going to Hong Kong, consider my free Hong Kong’s Best Travel Guide...
It’s been seven years since Japan’s largest earthquake struck off the coast of the...
Whenever people ask what places I write about, I always enjoy answering Japan, Hong...
I was recently in the Florida Keys and am happy to report that...
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