Japan is a 365-day-per-year destination—you can’t really go wrong.
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Thirty-Free
“Certainly,” my friend Scott said, after we arrived back at Long Beach the next morning and saw it under full sunlight for the first time, “it doesn’t look like an Andaman Sea beach.”
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The Downside of Sakura Season in Okinawa
Seeing Okinawa cherry blossoms is beautiful, but it does require some sacrifices.
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5 Ways to Fall in Love With Naha
Whether you appreciate the history of the Ryukyu Kingdom, warm up (and cool down!) with local refreshments or explore take a day trip to destinations outside the city center, two or three days in Naha will delight you—and probably surprise you, too.
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All Ryukyu’s Ruins
Dark clouds are more befitting of a history lesson than a day at the beach.
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My Turkey Bucket List
It’s possible to visit Turkey multiple times and do little more than explore Istanbul, which is a veritable rabbit hole of discovery and revelation.
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Is Mexico City Overrated?
I fell asleep my first night in Mexico’s capital wishing I’d skipped it for Baja California or Oaxaca.
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Life of a Monarch
You need to have a guide in order to see the Mexico monarch migration, but you don’t have to be on an organized tour.
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Gateway to Hokkaido
When I had the opportunity to return to Hakodate in September, I jumped at it.
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Three Choice Days in Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai is the new Bangkok, but what that means is up to interpretation.
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