Japan Hotel Reviews: Six Real Stays, Tokyo to Sapporo
Six Hotels, One Route Through Japan Six hotels, six weeks, one route through Japan — and only two of them […]
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Planning a Japan Trip? Start With the System, Not the Cities
I’ve done Japan twice, eight years apart, and the two trips could not have gone more differently. The first ran
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Where to Base Yourself in Central Japan: Nagoya and Takayama
Every guide told me not to waste nights in Nagoya. Use it as a transfer point, they said, and base
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Why Hiroshima Became One of My Favourite Cities in Japan
Hiroshima was never supposed to become a favourite. I arrived braced for a single, heavy experience and a convenient base
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Taipei: A City That Works Brilliantly but Hides Its Soul
Every place I’ve written about on this site has settled into a clear identity by the time I finished with
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Seoul: A Developed City That Forgot Its Elders
Eleven nights in Seoul, and I would not go back. Not for the shopping. Not for the history. Not even
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Planning a Thailand Trip? Start With Sequence, Not a City List
Most people planning a Thailand trip start with the wrong question. They ask where to go. The real question is
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Planning a Trip to Vietnam? Start With the Region, Not the Circuit.
I’m Malaysian-Australian, and when I picked Vietnam as the first country of my long-term solo travel life, I assumed the
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Why I Won’t Buy The JR Pass Again
I paid AUD 890 for a twenty-one day JR Pass. The legs I actually rode, priced individually with a reserved
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