When people dream of visiting Japan, they usually think of Tokyo, Kyoto, or perhaps Mount Fuji. Fewer travelers venture farther south to Kyushu, Japan’s third…
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Cycling Prague to Venice and Back: Across the Alps to the Adriatic
Some cycling routes begin with a famous destination. Others begin with an idea. When I set out from Prague, Venice was certainly the city I…
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Travel as a Life-Changing Experience
Most people think of travel as a break from everyday life. A vacation. A reward after months of work. A collection of photographs, memorable meals,…
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Bicycle Graveyard
I rode past this astonishing mountain of discarded bicycles while cycling across Kyushu. At first glance, it looked like a recycling center. But the longer…
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Cycling Kyushu: A Bicycle Journey Through Japan’s Land of Fire
When people think of Japan, they usually picture Tokyo’s neon skyline, Kyoto’s temples, or perhaps the crowds crossing Shibuya. Yet some of my most memorable…
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From Hampi to Mysore: Cycling Along the Spine of Karnataka
There are journeys that unfold dramatically from the first kilometer, and others that reveal themselves slowly, stage by stage, almost reluctantly. The ride from Hampi…
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Cycling Goa to Hampi: Across Karnataka’s Temple Heartland
There are faster ways to travel between Goa and Hampi. Most visitors fly, take a train, or pass through the interior without ever truly seeing…
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Cycling the Konkan Coast: Mumbai to Goa
There are faster ways to travel between Mumbai and Goa. A short flight.An overnight train.A long bus ride that erases the distance in a single…
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Quan Âm Phật Đài — The Goddess of Mercy in the Mekong Delta
There are places in Vietnam where belief feels immediate—unmediated by explanation, doctrine, or even language. You arrive, you stand quietly among others, and you understand…
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India — A Beginning, Not an Explanation
India resists introduction. It is too large, too layered, too contradictory to be reduced to a neat beginning. And yet every traveler who arrives—whether by…
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