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Kumano Kodo Day One

It was my fault that we were drenched when we arrived at the start of the Kumano Kodo. Grey sheets of rain were pounding down

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Grave Concerns

When making reservations for our first two nights in Japan, I found something rather odd. We wanted to stay in a temple in the mountain

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Chiiori

Sixteen Days in Japan

Wrong Turns Kansai Airport to Mountain-Top Koyasan weary of tunnels,in the Fukuchiin Templewe sleep near the monks Koyasan’s Okunoin, Japan’s Largest Cemetery graveyard night tourFukuchiin

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Osaka

Funny in Translation

Trying to book a holiday in Japan when you don’t speak the language can be frustrating, or a breeze (like working with Kumano Travel for

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Bhutan

Any Doubts, Any Questions?

Every time we do a posting about Bhutan, I sense our guide Namgyel thinking to himself, “After all those dzongs, temples, monasteries and chortens I

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Bhutan Rhododendron

Flower Surprises in Bhutan

Vancouver this spring was flowered with rhododendrons. I know, rhododendrons are such show-offs, covering and smothering themselves with flowers like a woman wearing pearls and

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