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A few days ago, Alissa and I completed the travelers superfecta, having now traveled between two cities using all four of the main forms of travel: Road, Air, Rail, and Water.  Water was our last...

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A shrine of controversy Of all the war history sites, memorials, and museums that Alissa and I have visited and are planning to visit, few have caused this much anxiety and nervousness in me.  The...

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We arrived in Hiroshima by train at about 2pm today, with absolutely no clue on what to do tonight.  We had a reservation at a local hostel, but we didn’t take the time earlier this...

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Three days of rural Japan With only 10 days in Japan, Alissa and I had to narrow our list of cities to visit down to three.  Tokyo and Hiroshima were on the list from the...

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On our first day in in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon, which we learn is still used to refer to the city center area where we are staying), we are approached by a cyclo...

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OK, well technically these are not our first impressions of Japan.  We spent 24 hours in Tokyo back in 2010, but back then we barely had time to truly see much of Tokyo, much less...

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If you follow this blog, then you know that I am particularly intrigued by historical sites around the world that have been effected by war.  I am most interested in the Civil War and WWII,...

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Alissa and I have been struggling with the decision of whether or not we will even be able to make it to Halong Bay this week.  There is a typhoon that is rolling across the...

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After 3 days in Hanoi, we’re starting to get a sense of the city, and hopefully its a indicator of good times to come in our total of 20 days in this country.  Here’s what...

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Temple fatigue After Ubud, Bagan, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Vientiane, and Luang Prabang, Alissa and I are suffering from what I like to call temple-fatigue.  We have seen and gone inside so many Hindu and Buddhist temples that...

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