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Activities
Activities
Tokyo
Tokyo Onsen
Recently my friend and I decided to try our hand at “Tokyo Backpacking.” We had both traveled on a shoestring overseas but we...
Craft Beer
Hitachino Nest Beer
Hitachino Nest beer from Ibaraki Prefecture distinguishes itself from other Japanese microbrews in that it is arguably the mo...
Eco Corner
Eco Corner: Choices for Sustainable Lifestyles
Eco Fashion Patagonia—Corporate Responsibility www.patagonia.comwww.onepercentfortheplanet.orgIn a world where large corporati...
Asia Pacific
Land of the Longhouses
Our longboat skims across the Batang Ai reservoir, past deadwood still rooted in the land beneath the water two decades after it ...
Travel
Scenes from Sarawak
The South China Sea divides Malaysia nearly in half. On one side of that body of water is well-known peninsular West Malaysia and...
Snowshoeing
Agony in the Land of Oze
The mizubasho (Japanese skunk cabbage) blooms across the marshland as tourists snap their shutters along the paved forest road. S...
Craft Beer
Chateau Kamiya Beer
It’s probably still cold as you read this, but spring is just around the corner. Here’s a suggestion for good beer in an expansive...