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Okinawa: The Japanese Tropics

On May 23, 2013 By

Japan may seem compact but when you add in the 160 islands of Okinawa it seems to stretch …

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WWOOFing a Japanese Farm

On May 16, 2013 By

We’ve always known that we would WWOOF (World-Wide Opportunities On Organic Farms…a.k.a. Travelers willing to work four-to-six hours …

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Konichiwa Hokkaido!

On May 2, 2013 By


Japan!!! A place near and dear to our hearts for so many reasons. My parents lived here …

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When it came time to go through our “You Know You’re In…” file for China, it was …

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Beijing's Forbidden City

As the capital city of the Earth’s most populous country and one of its oldest cultures, Beijing is …

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Shanghai Special

On March 30, 2013 By

We heard such mixed reviews on Shanghai that we almost didn’t come here. “It’s just another big city” …

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Lakeside in Hangzhou

On March 24, 2013 By

Hangzhou is big city with a permanent vacation vibe. This 6.3 million metropolis has a proper downtown but …

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Stilt houses teeter over the winding river, boats are propelled by bamboo poles, stepping stones act as bridges, …

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Wulingyuan: The Avatar Forest

On March 12, 2013 By

Avatar is one of the most visually stunning movies of the 21st-century, so when we found out that …

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Cruising the Yangtze

On March 7, 2013 By

The Yangtze is the third longest river in the world, stretching 6,400km across China, so we knew we …

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