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Features
Features
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...
Asia Pacific
Stalking the White Cliffs of China
I’ve done some climbing. I’ve been cold, hungry and scared, but my first climb in The People’s Republic was all that, with some r...
Cultural Travel
History of Hanami
The practice of hanami is centuries old, starting during the Nara Period (710-784) and is said to have been influenced by the Chi...
Spring
Hanami Gear Guide
Essential gear Large (blue) Tarp: It’s primal. You must mark your space. Bonus: Masking tape, X marks the spot.
(Real) Beer: Only...
Spring
Hanami Guide and Map
"I wish to die under a cherry blossom tree, In full bloom under a full moon in spring." ~ Saigyo Before you can truly experienc...