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Walking Alone on the Raknus Selu Trail: Day 1, Sanwan to Mingde Reservoir
I had lived in Taiwan for so long, yet it was not until I stepped onto the Raknus Selu…
Salomon X Ultra 4 GTX Hiking Boots: A Familiar Companion with a Major Style Upgrade
From its comfortable wrap, protective midsole support, grippy outsole, light and nimble…
Hiking | A Trail Shoe That Leaps Between Mountain Forests and City Streets: Salomon OUTline GTX®
A lightweight hiking shoe review from trails that move between Taiwan's mountains, old…
Women and Multi-Day Hiking: Practical Ways to Handle the Things We Worry About
From six months on Te Araroa to Japan’s Michinoku Coastal Trail, I have learned practical…
Japan’s San’in | Daikon Island: A Secret Base for Cycling Around Matsue, Shimane
Of the three-day cycling trip across Shimane and Tottori, if I had to name one favourite…
Japan’s San’in | Cycling and Rail: Routes and Riding Conditions Across Shimane and Tottori
As someone who did not learn to balance on a two-wheeled vehicle until I was 22, cycling is…
Exploring Tohoku, Japan | Crafting a Traditional Kokeshi Doll in Fukushima’s Tsuchiyu Onsen
Just a 30-minute drive from downtown Fukushima, Tsuchiyu Onsen is a favorite hot spring…
Japan’s San’in Region: Discovering Shimane and Tottori by Bicycle and Train
This autumn, I cycled across Shimane and Tottori in Japan's San'in region. Visiting these…
Japan’s Tohoku | Akita from Mountain to Water: Five Days of Hiking and Farm Life
Akita, Japan—the name alone seems to summon a soft breeze and the goofy smiling face of an…
| Walking in Tohoku, Japan | A Life Lesson in the Healing Forest: Hiking in Tadami, Fukushima’s “Capital of Mother Nature”
Only in Fukushima is the first place in Japan to be designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve,…
