Posts about Travel

Hokkaido's Caribbean notes

  June 29, 2021

What are the odds of stumbling across a Spanish-speaking Japanese who has lived and worked in the Dominican Republic for 47 years importing some of the finest coffee beans in Asia?

Discovering Oaxaca, One of the Underrated Destinations of Mexico

  March 30, 2017

Oaxaca (pronounced “wah-hah-kah”) is a city located in the southwest of Mexico, sharing borders with Mexico City to the northeast, Acapulco to the west, and Chiapas to the east. It is widely known for its Zapotec towns, such as Monte Alban. Whether its a brief or long stay in the area, it...

A house with a heart: homestay in Indonesia

  June 1, 2016

I often wonder why I travel, and today the answer appeared to me crystal-clear: I travel to see and understand how humans live around the world. I travel in search for connection, to sense and remember that we are all one. It was with my heart wide open that I...

Captivated on Hanging Graveyard

  April 17, 2016

I and ambassadors along with diplomats from several countries had visited regions Kete’ Kesu and Londa. Both sites are located at mountain ridge area, not far from Rantepao in Toraja.