A Quick Stroll Through Kyoto

 (Fushimi-Inari-Taisha - amazing temple site South of Kyoto with 4 km of walkways lined with orange/red archways.  This was one of my favorite spots, wandering the trails of torii.)  (Another random, inspiring temple...one of hundreds in...

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A Snapshot of Tokyo

 (The impressive entrance to Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa.)    (Modified capsule hotel/hostel with a tiny tv, a bed and not much else...in Asakusa area.  It's hard not to sing Yellow Submarine while looking at this picture.) (Senso-ji...

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Leaving Singapore and Southeast Asia

With my final night in Singapore and a flight at 5 am the next morning, I decided to simply explore the city for a few more hours and then spend the night at the airport, since I would otherwise have to get up around 2:30 am and get an expensive taxi to the airport...

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Back in Singapore, Taking It Easy

Getting back to Singapore for just a few days before heading up to Japan and South Korea, I decided to just take the brief stop to relax, as I had already seen most of what I wanted to see before. I liked the city the first time, but there weren't that many really...

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Sarawak Cultural Village

Feeling that I had seen most of what I had wanted in Malaysia and specifically Kuching, I just planned one activity for my last half-day in Malaysia before heading back to Singapore in the evening - a trip to Sarawak Cultural Village. Though I knew it would be...

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