One of my favorite things to do with my kids has always been to just take a walk and see what we can see. I’ve never been the type to worry about a list or a plan.
Whether you’re working from home, sheltering in place or just staying home, if you’re like us, you’re probably dreaming of open skies, sandy beaches, tall mountains, or perfect powdery slopes.
Welcome to virtual vacation video series where we can explore destinations from the comfort of our homes. Join us as we take a short virtual journey to Busan.
Kakazu Ridge played a pivotal role in the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Only a short 15-minute drive from MCAS Futenma and you can immerse yourself in a piece of island and world history.
Although Kakazu Ridge is a quiet area where locals go to play mini-golf or let their children loose for playground time, this place was the site of deadly combat during the Battle of Okinawa.
With the 2016 release of Mel Gibson’s Academy Award nominated “Hacksaw Ridge,” there has been increased interest in the Okinawa site where the movie takes place.
It was the peak of summer 2015 and I could barely wait until Friday so I could spend my time off snorkeling and stuffing my face with local Okinawan cuisine.
My ideal weekend was approaching slowly but surely, but so was a large-scale typhoon – an immediate threat to my ambitions.
Anyone wishing to experience an air of Japan’s traditional and elegant past should consider visiting Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture. I recently traveled to this well-known castle town in western Japan with my family and found it well worth the journey.
The rural Kumamoto town of Mifune might be "off the beaten track" these days but back in the Cretaceous Period, it was a hotbed of activity. In the 1900s, fossil hunters began unearthing the evidence of Mifune's ancient dinosaur residents and as the bones poured in, the Mifune Dinosaur Museum was born.
Singapore currently has the honor of being the most expensive city in the world. With the city-state’s dazzling bright lights and almost ubiquitous skyscrapers, it is easy to overlook some of the best neighborhoods in Singapore –– these are but two of the most interesting, both historically and culturally.
Western Japan’s Mt. Ishizuchi is a sacred mountain where Kobo-Daishi (A.D. 774-835), the high-ranking priest who established the Shikoku pilgrimage, trained.
I thought that living abroad for the majority of the past six years and traveling widely around Europe and Asia during that time would have prepared me, at least a little, for a year-long trip around the world. After 50 days, I’m here to tell you that I’ve learned a thing or two about long-term travel.
