On day four in the Kansai region, I took a day trip from Kyoto to Nara Deer Park. I had spent the last three days in the city visiting several shrines and temples, parks and forests, exploring Higashimaya Ward and attending a delightful tea ceremony. Now it was time to […]
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After Tokyo and Nikko, Kamakura was my next stop in Japan. I visited this coastal city on a day trip from Tokyo. Like all the places I visited in Japan, it was easy and convenient to get there via public transportation and the journey alone was worth it. Have I […]
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On my third day in Japan, I took a day trip from Tokyo to Nikko, a small city in the mountains north of Tokyo. I guessed this was slightly off the beaten path when the customer service attendant at Tobu Asakusa Station asked me how I heard about Nikko and […]
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For my last weekend in Cairo, I decided to take an organized tour of the city. I reached out to a guide who came highly recommended by a friend of mine. Within a few minutes of speaking over the phone, we had arranged an itinerary for the day. So if […]
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I spent my last Saturday in February hanging out with amazing people on the outskirts of Lagos. We all signed up for a tour by Unravelling Nigeria to learn how palm wine is tapped, how ogogoro (local gin) is made and how to have a good old relaxing Saturday. Our […]
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