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Asia Pacific
Random Tips & Tidbits From Asia
Want to know some cool facts about the hottest up-and-coming Asian destinations? Lonely Planet reveals all in the Lonely Planet B...
Spirit of Silence
Natural Mystic or The Naked Truth
A sun-blackened hand reached out and presented a busted up old bowl filled to the brim with small green fruits. As I looked up, I ...
Autumn
Autumn Koyou Guide
From late September to late November Japan’s diverse landscape is highlighted in vibrant crimson and gold, while autumn’s dry, mi...
Spirit of Silence
Homesick in a Huge Country
Late last year I made my way to Canada for some telemark skiing, and I have just returned home to Japan. Before this trip my trav...
Spirit of Silence
Maple Leaves and Pricey Sheaves
While our group was struggling to get down the bunny slope without falling, there was a skier who was kicking up rooster tail...
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...
Spirit of Silence
Staying the Course Down Memory Lane
How do you define “trip memories?” For me, it’s the scenery and the food, strong winds in your face and the long hike up sun-scor...
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...
Thailand
Dawn of Happiness
Far north of Bangkok, where the hills and fields are green and peaceful, where the ineffable din and smog of the capital are only...
Adventure Travel
-50 in the Great White North
The harsh Alaskan winter blanketed in snow, ice and darkness. A sun that never rises and a people whose hearts remain warm. That ...
Foodie Travel
Why Do We Travel?
Why do we travel? A restaurant on Osakishimo-jima helped to answer that question. To begin, this column is not designed to hig...