Beginning around the early 1900’s, San Francisco’s recently arrived Japanese immigrants began to concentrate in the Western Addition neighborhood. This “Japantown” or “Nihonmachi” has the distinction of being the oldest in the United States. This great book provides wonderful insight into its history. The historic neighborhood has survived such tumult as racial discrimination during World […]
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Incheon, South Korea is a large city neighboring Seoul. Most may only know Incheon for its world-renowned airport, being many a tourist and resident’s first point of entry into the country. When I lived in Incheon for some time, I delighted in discovering that it is so much more than an airport hub. Getting spontaneous
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I’m what they call a Digital Nomad: a person who’s job, being completely remote (usually from a laptop), enables them to live independently of a set address and travel freely. Those who work while traveling must consider their ideal digital nomad packing list. All us nomads are not the same in our approach to travel.
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I knew virtually nothing about Mérida, Mexico before arriving. A close friend had traveled here and spoke lovingly of it’s friendly people and beautiful atmosphere. Another thing that attracted me (and a lot of other solo female travelers in particular) was its reputation as one of the safest cities in Mexico. Having never visited Mexico
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Busan is a lively city on the southern coast of South Korea. Being on the coast, people of course enjoy it’s lovely beaches and seafood. One of it’s most popular tourist destinations decorates the hills near one of its ports. The colorful neighborhood has come to be called: Gamcheon Culture Village (감천문화마을). Its appearance as
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On one of my trips to South Korea, I opted to stay in Seoul’s slightly more affordable neighboring city of Incheon. On a day that I did not fancy the commute into Seoul, I was curious if there was anything interesting to explore nearby. Sometimes, when I’m just in the mood for spontaneous exploring, I
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Having spent a fair amount of time exploring Seoul, I was quite familiar with perhaps its most famous hanok village: Bukchon Hanok Village. These villages that one can find throughout South Korea are areas/neighborhoods with renovated or reconstructed traditional Korean buildings. Eager to see more of these beautiful neighborhoods, I decided to venture a ways
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