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Sat, 18 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 15 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [529]
HIROSHIMA ISN'T JUST ABOUT THE BOMB, though it is hard to escape it. While we were on our way to visit the World Heritage site on the island of Miyajima, an elderly couple boarded the tram, thanking us appreciatively with much bowing when we offered ... Read more >
Mon, 13 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [621]
JAPAN IS A MAGNET FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and typhoons — Japan has them all. So when we learned that “Super-typhoon” Vong Fong, the second such storm in two weeks, was headed our way, we ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [640]
EVERYONE KNOWS THE STORY, how on the morning of 6 August, 1945 the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the sleepy city of Hiroshima, effectively ending World War II and changing the world forever. We baby boomers, the “duck and cover”... Read more >
Sat, 11 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 11 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [1558]
WHEN YOU HAVE TIRED OF BUDDHIST/SHINTO TEMPLES and shrines there are actual Japanese castles to visit. These aren’t the wanna-be castles of Ireland or the fairytale castles of the Rhine, but walled fortresses in the Japanese style, complete ... Read more >
Thu, 9 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [580]
BEFORE KYOTO (AND LONG BEFORE TOKYO) — way back in 710 — Nara was Japan’s capital. And while its reign lasted only 75 years, Kodai-ji Temple is a standing reminder of Nara’s glory days.
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Tue, 7 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [623]
ARRIVING IN KYOTO, STEEPED AS IT IS IN HISTORY and tradition, from Mongolia, where life goes on much as it has for centuries, was a huge transition. Visiting Mongolia is a look back at the land of Chingis Khan while being in Japan is peeking into ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
Kyoto and Around
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Mon, 29 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 29 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1002]
Sara Wall indirectly said "you sleep on a train and you get your butt to Kyoto." Well, those weren't her exact words but in other words she was telling me I cannot miss Kyoto. For my next trip to Japan I have a laundry list of places to see and things ... Read more >
Mon, 29 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Beef!
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Sun, 28 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1827]
I get invited to the most unique events and places as a result of CouchSurfers and friends. Enter Maychew, Microsoft, and a Mayan ceremony. These are just a few examples of places and events I would have never seen had it not been for being invited. ... Read more >
Sat, 27 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 26 Sep 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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