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Category Archives: Photos
The Shimanami Kaido
When people ask me how to best view the blossoms in Japan, I tell them they should train for a month and do this bike ride.
In a nation full of ancient beauty, nothing encapsulates both of those words like this two-years-late blog post.
Hokkaido: The Winter Festival
Sapporo, Japan.
The first weekend in February is reserved for Yuki Matsuri, the Snow Festival. In Japan’s snowy northern island of Hokkaido, this iconic celebration of winter has garnered world attention, including mine for a short visit two years ago.
Extraordinary ice and snow sculptures celebrate various stories, cartoons, movies, and other forms of art, sometimes being original pieces. Apart from that, the heavy annual snow accumulation makes Sapporo a world-class ski and snowboarding destination – and I took advantage.
I share this on my blog to make the special case to anyone who is able to make an effort to see this city, and perhaps this festival, once in your life. Theses are the photos from that unforgettable trip.
North Korea in Photos: Day Five
North Korea in Photos: On-The-Spot Guidance
Day Four
At nearly every single visit for our last two days in North Korea, various tour guides attempted to impress upon us the extent of leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il’s “on-the-spot guidance” in moving North Korea forward.
The first journey of day four would be by subway.
