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One could spend an entire month in Kyoto and still not see it all.  With over 3000 shrines and temples dating back centuries, it’s often hard to choose what to see with only a few days. One though tha ...

Japanese culture is filled with many traditions and rituals, and one of my favorites, Obon happens in August. Obon is a three day period (an officially undeclared national holiday) where it is believe ...

Tokyo, like New York has the reputation of being a must-see destination in the world on top of being the largest city in the world! So you can imagine my surprise when I found out that even in a city ...

Safaris are often described with visuals of the magnificent sights to be seen, but it is the sounds on safari that bring the experience home. There are the innocent sounds I call them of the hippos ...

Ever since the “perfect storm” (earthquake, tsunami, nuclear reactor meltdown and crisis) hit on March 11th, the shocked and grieving nation of Japan has been trying to find something to feel good abo ...

Imagine a place that simply by being in its presence, all the worries, noise and clutter of your life and the world- disappears. The special Zen rock garden of Ryoanji Temple in Kyoto is just that pla ...

A former client and dear friend taught me once that we don’t remember days in our lives, we remember moments. Trekking the endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda is one of those moments. There are ...