With the temperature potentially soaring to 36C high at this time of year, I tried to avoid being out and about on Yangon streets during d...

After spending two nights in Fukuoka, I rode on the Kyushu Shinkansen train and headed south to Ibusuki, one of the many famous onsen town...

"I sat in the last seat and watched the ancient houses passing close to the window. The tram almost touched the overhanging eaves. Th...

After Kyoto, I set off for a few days of tranquility at Koyasan (高野山), a secluded mountainous area in Wakayama Prefecture, about 3 hours...