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KANTO (Kanagawa, Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma) OGASAWARA ISLANDS WHS TOMIOKA SILK MILL AND RELATED SITES WHS A historic sericulture and silk mill complex established in the late 19th and early 20th century in the early Meiji period in the … Continue reading →

Observations and Driving a Camper Van in Japan Samurai  KANSAI WESTERN KANTO TOHOKU SOUTH, CHIBU NORTH-WEST CHUGOKUI EAST & SHIKOKU KANSAI EAST, CHUBU SOUTH EAST TOKYO

Day 9 Sat Nov 15 TOHOKU SOUTH  (Yamagata, Miyagi, Fukushima) IWAKI Iwakiyumoto Onsen. A simple hexagonal foot bath outdoors. Google Maps gives the wrong location. Free Coal Fossil Museum. Don’t miss this great museum with many dinosaur skeletons including the … Continue reading →

HOKKAIDO SOUTH AND CENTRAL (Sapporo, Iwamizawa, Hakodate) JOMON PREHISTORIC SITES IN NORTHERN JAPAN WHS  HAKODATE Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse. Urban Legends:  Museum of Northern Peoples Art Museums: Hakodate Museum of Art Urban Legends: Hakodate: Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse Museums – … Continue reading →

GUANGXI WEST, HAINAN  GUANGDONG, HUNAN SOUTH 

TRAVEL IN CHINA 1. VPN. Ensure that this is downloaded before arriving, especially if you have an Android phone whose only browser is Chrome, not accessible because of the great China firewall. There are many and one sees endless ads … Continue reading →

Day 12 Mon Oct 27 Flight. Zhanjiang to Guangzhou @10:00-11:25. 9 Air GUANGDONG GREATER GUANGZHOU (incl. Zhuhai) GUANGZHOU From the airport, it was an 1 1/2 hours on three metro lines to near the hostel, then a 15 minute walk … Continue reading →

Day 35, Sun, July 6 LABRADOR (Happy Valley, Goose Bay, Red Bay) It was 520 km from Labrador City to Happy Valley, a distance covered on a good road. Trans-Labrador Highway. Highway 510 – good pavement but no rumble strip, … Continue reading →

Hiking the impressive orange dunes in Sossusvlei is just one not-to-be-missed experience when visiting Namibia—and there’s so much more to see and do. 8 MUST-DO ADVENTURES IN NAMIBIA   Hike massive sand dunes, sleep under the stars, and enjoy world-class wildlife … Continue reading →

WHY ARE DUTCH KIDS THE WORLD’S HAPPIEST?  by Mary Frances Ruskell Jun 30, 2025 CNN Dutch kids are the happiest kids in the world, according to a 2025 UNICEF report.  romrodinka/ Haarlem, the Netherlands —  The summer before sixth grade, my … Continue reading →