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If You Can’t Take The Heat, Get Out Of The Onsen

Dec 21, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Monkey in Jigokudani hot spring in Nagano, Japan

Once we got to the hot spring, it was time to split up. You may have noticed I was the only guy in the picture from the first part of this series, so I had to head off to the male room to sit in some water on my own. The whole experience was uncomfortable in every sense of the word. First of all, the water temperature was ridiculous. I've boiled eggs in cooler water. It took me … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Japan Tagged With: culture, mountains, accommodation, Japan

Braving Japanese-Style Accommodation on Mount Aso

Dec 14, 2013 by Daniel McBane 9 Comments

kusasenri meadow on Mt Aso on Kyushu, Japan

Accommodation is easily the biggest expense when traveling in Japan, but you can cut down on your costs quite a bit, if you are willing to move away from the standard western hotel or hostel experience. In most cities and towns, the best value is found at a minshuku. This stripped-down version of a ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) has little, if any, of the amenities and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Japan Tagged With: Japan, culture, mountains, budget travel, accommodation

Tal to Chame: Falling into a Trekking Routine

Sep 7, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Porters near Koto on Annapurna Circuit

As we were having breakfast the next morning, I realized my brilliant idea of ordering cornbread the night before to snack on throughout the day wasn't going to work out quite the way I'd hoped. I mentioned in the previous part of this series that the food at our guesthouse in Tal was the best of the whole trek and the cornbread was especially memorable. It was too good—I ended … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Nepal Tagged With: mountains, Nepal, Annapurna, trekking, nature

Yurt Life at Karakul Lake in Xinjiang Province

Jul 6, 2013 by Daniel McBane 6 Comments

Goats Xinjiang China

In the evening, our hosts made us a delicious noodle dinner. After the meal, they entertained us with a "disco night", which involved some pretty bad music from a little portable radio and some crazy dancing by the local children. Naturally some of us (by which I mean people who weren't me) joined in. It was actually a fun time. Afterward we hired one of the local boys to make … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Xinjiang, annoying people, mountains, Karakul Lake, China

Karakul Lake in Xinjiang Province: Escaping China’s Tourist Hordes

Jun 29, 2013 by Daniel McBane 7 Comments

Karakul Lake China

Regular readers will know that I really enjoy traveling in China, despite the numerous frustrations and so far, I've written more posts on this blog about the Middle Kingdom than any other country. I have not yet written anything about China's westernmost province, the Xianjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, though. That needs to change, since it was my favorite area in the whole … [Read more...]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, culture, Xinjiang, mountains, Karakul Lake, remote

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