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May 1, 2020 The Worlds Outside

So I wrote this piece for a travel writing competition. The task was to describe a local connection in seven hundred words. My essay didn’t

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Hell or Hot Water

Oct 2, 2019 The Worlds Outside

The steam rises, gently caressing the edges of the bamboo-pattern tiles. A pipe (real bamboo this time) brings bubbling, warm water from a hot spring.

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Darth Vader Drinks Plum Wine (Travelogue Part 1: Yokohama- Nagano- Matsumoto)

Sep 1, 2019 The Worlds Outside

In my more cynical moments, I’ve grumbled that all Japanese cities look the same, an endless expanse of YouMe malls, flat pack apartments and telegraph

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Zest and Hot Water (A Trip to Matsuyama)

Jul 7, 2019 The Worlds Outside

People travel to find themselves, don’t they? Well, I get the feeling I quite like being lost. I’m gearing up to travel before Japan before

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The Far Coast, Part 1: Izumo

Feb 21, 2019 The Worlds Outside

This week, I took a short trip to Shimane Prefecture. I stayed for two nights and planned to document it all in a single blog.

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