How to Get Clear Skin on Vacation
FOLLOW THE RULES Nothing says ‘holiday’ like a good (healthy) tan or smooth clear skin. Contrary to popular belief, a good self-tan and a good skin protectant – that …
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Skin Diseases of Cambodia
Skin diseases in Cambodia are rampant because people get in touch with water a lot. Many people have herpes, and they seem to feel no shame about it. I …
5 MINUTES WITH: TERHYS PERSAD OF WHERE ART THOU
Filmmaker Terhys Persad is dismantling stereotypes about identity through her engaging web series, Where Art Thou. It recasts Western travel narratives from voyeuristic to respectful by answering the question: …
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
Viewed from a distant mountaintop perspective, Kyoto Gyoen National Garden appears as a vast green enclave in the heart of the great river valley basin of Kyoto. Stretching almost …
Nara in Kyoto
A pleasant hour’s train ride from Kyoto, Nara is the capital city of Nara Prefecture, located on the mountainous, forested Kii Peninsula. Nara was Japan’s first permanent imperial capital …
Arashiyama and Sagano in Kyoto
The northwestern Kyoto districts of Arashiyama and Sagano are a wonderful area to wander, if not initially too distracted by Tenryu-ji, the 14th-century Temple of the Heavenly Dragon, a …
Kyoto Temples of Lotus and Zen
One of Kyoto’s finest lotus gardens is found inside Hokongo-in Temple, located directly across Marutamachi Street in front of JR Hanazono Station. Honkongo-in was established as a Buddhist temple …
Katsura Imperial Villa in Kyoto
Katsura Imperial Villa was constructed on the southern bank of the Katsura River in western Kyoto between 1589 and 1643, a retreat for generations of imperial princes devoted to …