Ah Kyoto… Japan’s capital for 1000 years, the cultural heart of the country and the city of 10,000 shrines. Largely ignored by the Americans, Kyoto survived WWII with more pre 1940 architecture preserved than the rest of Japan resulting in…
Category: asia
ten travel highlights of the last ten years
Top ten travel experience of the last ten years… no problem…this will be easy. I could not have been more wrong. Turns out this was one hell of a decade…narrowing it down incredibly challenging. After all, I went to the…
jack in japan
No matter how often we are forewarned, our children grow up quicker than we ever thought possible. Somehow, my baby Jack has managed to turn 18, graduate from high school and convince me of the wisdom of a gap year.…
paradise found: noanoa island
The question is: when you find the perfect place, do you share that info?Well, I have found the ideal spot. And, after much deliberation, have decided to reveal this paradise. It is a little island called NoaNoa. And I…
the philippines
Jack and I have been in the Philippines a little over 4 days and so far we have learned a couple things. It’s hot here! Very hot! And humid (my hair is huge). It’s shockingly beautiful (except Manila). Jack is…
coal hill
You gotta love the Mings. They were the ones who transformed Beijing from a village into a city and gave it its name! Ok, well, Kublai Khan had made this spot his seat of power when he was emperor. But…