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Three Weeks in Japan: Impressions of the Country and its People


Southwest USA’s National Parks Display Nature’s Eminence
I’m a lifelong Eastern Seaboard resident, and my open space fix is gazing out at the vast Atlantic Ocean, with its uninterrupted, slightly curved horizon.

The World’s Largest Hindu Temple Outside India is in New Jersey
Gazing at its majestic monumentality, you might think you’ve been transported to Delhi, India. But this Hindu mandir (temple) is not half a world away.

San Miguel de Allende: One of the World’s Best Cities?
San Miguel is one of several sixteenth century Spanish cities established in what’s called the Colonial Crescent in the Central Mexican Plateau (Altiplano mexicano) a

Thailand’s Buddhist White Temple Dazzles the Senses
Our van pulled away from Thailand’s beautiful northern city, Chiang Mai, on the pot-holed road heading towards the neighboring city, Chiang Rai. At our midday lunch stop for a Thai buffet, a large billboard advertised Cabbages and Condoms, a Bangkok restaurant that promoted family planning. (It must be in a