KYOTO & KANSAI

12 years ago

KYOTO (pop 1.5 million) is the main tourist city of Japan. The Kyoto basin was first settled in the 7th century,…

KYUSHU & SOUTH HONSHU

12 years ago

JAPAN - Kyusu, South Honshu March 14-20 Another country, my twelfth this winter. Another currency (worth about 100 yen to…

JAPAN – General Information

12 years ago

Capital: Tokyo Government: Constitutional Monarchy and Parliamentary Democracy Area: total: 377,915 km². water: 13,430 km² Population: 127,960,000 (2011 est.) Language:…

SOUTH KOREA – The Trip

12 years ago

South Korea March 4-14 I took the bus into Seoul (pop 24 million metro area) but the train would be…

South Korea – Travel Facts

12 years ago

Capital - Seoul Government - Republic Currency Won (₩) Area total: 98,480 km² land: 98,190 km² water: 290 km² Population…

WATERFALLS of the WORLD

12 years ago

WATERFALLS – FLOW RATE This is a list of waterfalls of the world by mean annual flow rate, height and…

World’s Largest Cities

12 years ago

WHY MANY ASIAN MEGACITIES ARE MISERABLE PLACES  And why Shanghai and Tokyo are not Dec 11th 2025| THE ECONOMIST  FOR…

World’s Tallest Buildings

12 years ago

*indicates buildings I have been in. 1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai*. 163 stories, 829.8m high Tallest existing structure: 829.8 m (2,722…

TAIWAN – The Trip

12 years ago

Taiwan Feb 26 - March 4 TAIPAI (pop 2.6 million). It was a nice 3 hour flight to Taiwan with…

Taiwan – Travel Facts

12 years ago

Capital Taipei Government Multiparty democratic republic with a popularly elected president and unicameral legislature Currency New Taiwan dollar (TWD) Area…