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WINTER 2013-14 – Bhutan, SE Asia, Taiwan, S Korea, Japan

The Best Things to See in SE Asia BHUTAN - Travel Facts, The Trip MYANMAR - Travel Facts, Democracy in…

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JAPAN ALPS, NORTH HONSHU, HOKKAIDO

NAGOYA (pop 2.26 million) is a manufacturing powerhouse, home to Toyota, and with a GDP topping many small countries. Located…

12 years ago

Ultralite Food Ideas

The best ultralight backpacking foods are high in calories, compact, and fast to prepare. In order to keep your food…

12 years ago

Japan Alps and Northern Honshu

Nagoya (pop 2.26 million) is a manufacturing power house, home to Toyota, and with a GDP topping many small countries.…

12 years ago

MT FUJI, NIKKO, TOKYO

With 3 days left on my JR Pass, I took the shikansen north-east to Yokahama, just short of Tokyo and…

12 years ago

Yakushima, Beppu, Sandan Gorge, Onomichi

March 29 was a huge train day where I took bullet trains all the way from Aomori on the north…

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KYOTO & KANSAI

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

12 years ago

KYUSHU & SOUTH HONSHU

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

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JAPAN – General Information

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

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SOUTH KOREA – The Trip

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

12 years ago