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VizEat: A Family Dinner Away From Home

8 hours after someone had stolen my laptop and camera (my most prized possessions), 5 hours before I would find…

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Win 3 Guidora Guides For Your Next Travels!

November is here, and in a lot of places the weather is getting colder, the wind is picking up a…

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Where to Discover Old Tokyo

Where should you go when you get tired of the crowded streets, and massive buildings of most Tokyo neighborhoods? Most…

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Golden Gai: The Coolest Little Bars on the Planet

As I had mentioned yesterday in my little love letter to Shibuya, Shinjuku and Shibuya are quite superficially similar. Both…

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Shibuya: Why I Loved the Heart of Tokyo

If you are visiting Tokyo for the first time and prefer being in the center of things, you will probably be…

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What is Harajuku Really Like?

Besides being an upscale Tokyo neighborhood, Harajuku is a place that has taken on a life of its own in pop…

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Akihabara: Maids, Arcades, and Manga in Tokyo’s Electric Town

Akihabara's reputation as the central hub for electronics in Tokyo, coupled with it's neon-lit, eye-straining appearance, led to the cool-sounding nickname "Electric Town".…

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An American Horror Story: 13 Haunted U.S. Hotels

Because we're nearing Halloween and I have a weakness for the abandoned and eerie, I decided to share with you…

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Basic Guide to Not Being a Terrible Traveler

Did you know that as of 2012, more than 1 billion tourists arrivals have been recorded throughout the world? I think this…

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Voluntourism: Helpful or Hurtful?

Voluntourism has been a very controversial topic in the travel world for the past couple of years. On the one…

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