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Monks and Me.

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After Kyoto I went to Koyasan, this beeutiful holy town atop a mountain where the thing to do is stay in one of the many monasteries and cohab with the monks – dine with them, wake up at sunrise and chant with them, slink past them in the hallway in your robe wondering if you’ve got the right pair of… Read More ▶

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Surprise! Japan!

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So…is it just me, or does Japan somehow slip under the radar of even the most travely of travelers? I always hear people talk about places like Paris and Italy and Thailand and Bali and Istanbul and Morocco, but I never hear anyone say, “It’s always been my dream to visit Japan one day.” Know what I mean?  It wasn’t… Read More ▶

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