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 …
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 …
In the beginning of my newfound life living in Koh Tao, I decided to go check out the legendary ‘Full Moon Party’ at the neighboring island of Koh Phangan. …
It’s funny how much you can eliminate from your life once you decide what’s really important. The first thing I did was cancel my Netflix subscription and everything else …
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 …
Did you master any skills or hobbies ? For some of you your life may be better off because you stayed at home and worked towards what you are …
Admiralty Island, Alaska, Usa From the Canadian Yukon we head almost five hundred miles south to the Alexander Archipelago, the mass of islands and islets that comprise the narrow …
Newport South Beach Marina, 2320 OSU Drive Late February www.seafoodandwine.com Soon after its beginnings in 1977, the Newport Seafood & Wine Festival grew rapidly and within a few years …