Yakushima: World Heritage on the Cheap

Here is a little tour of my trip to Yakushima and my recommendations for people traveling there.

This is Sakurajima, not Yakushima, but it’s a cool picture:

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Posted: January 15th, 2013 | Travel 1 Comment »


Let me tell you what it was like in the old days

In the old days they didn’t have cars. The shortest way to get from Yamauchi to Imari was to walk over the mountain. That’s right, walk over the mountain. You know how many trail markers they had? Just one. This one.

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Posted: December 11th, 2011 | Japan, Travel 3 Comments »


Winter Vacation, Part 2: Comic Market, also Kyoto

Continuing where part 1 left off. Now you can learn about what I did in Tokyo.

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Posted: January 2nd, 2011 | Travel 1 Comment »


Winter Vacation, Part 1: Banpo-myeon, Korea

The vacation you’re about to see requires a fair bit of explanation, so I’m releasing my photos as a blog post. Please note that there are more pictures in the Picasa album.

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Posted: January 2nd, 2011 | Travel 1 Comment »