Japan is one of the easiest countries in the world to travel through—and one of the easiest to misunderstand. First-time visitors often arrive with a…
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Kyoto Crowds and Timing: How to Experience the City Without Losing Your Mind
Few cities reward patience as much as Kyoto—and few punish poor timing more ruthlessly. For many first-time visitors, Kyoto is imagined as a place of…
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Cycling Toward the Atlantic: A Bicycle Journey Through France
My new book, Cycling Toward the Atlantic: A Bicycle Journey Through France, is now available on Amazon. This is not a guidebook. There are no…
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Cycling the Nakasendō Today: Minokamo to Hashima, Reality Along the Kiso River
Some cycling days in Japan unfold quietly, following rivers through wooded valleys or slipping past villages barely awake. Others are defined less by scenery than…
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