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The Time-Lost Forest of Koya-san

For over a thousand years, the cemetery atop Japan’s Mt. Koya has grown. Wandering the cedar forests at night was one of my favorite experiences in Japan.

Posted on July 30, 2019April 13, 2021by: user
  • Panama

“Panamal” House: Surfers, smugglers, and spring-breakers in Bocas del Toro

Some call it the Venice of Central America. Some call it Spring Break. In Bocas del Toro I found natural splendor and $1 tequila, but both have their perils.

Posted on April 24, 2019June 21, 2020by: user
  • Spain

Beyond Seville: Aracena, the Interactive Museum of Ham, and the Cave of Wonders

In which I visit the ham capital of Andalusia and the marvelous caverns beneath.

Posted on December 22, 2018June 21, 2020by: user
  • Germany

Adventures in techno and hedonism: Steve goes clubbing in Berlin

I don’t like clubs. They’re hot, the music’s loud and boring, and being packed in against a bunch of dancing strangers really drives home how…

Posted on August 10, 2018June 21, 2020by: user
  • Italy

Top 20 works of art in the Vatican as described by someone who didn’t pay for the audio tour

Visitors to the Vatican Museums have the option of purchasing a self-guided audio tour, but that’s for suckers who don’t know art history like I…

Posted on April 3, 2018June 21, 2020by: user
  • World

16 romantic destinations from my solo honeymoon

During my travels I encountered a few newlywed couples on their honeymoons.  These couples were invariably fit, supremely happy, and Australian.  Sharing the natural and…

Posted on February 14, 2018June 21, 2020by: user
  • Peru

Steve Liss and the Cradle of Gold: The Road to Choquequirao

A refreshing breeze gusted up from the edge of the trail, but I hugged the canyon wall rather than risk the kilometer drop to the…

Posted on November 28, 2017June 21, 2020by: user
  • Norway

Værøy beyond the Maelstrom

My trip to the Lofoten islands off Norway’s north coast was even less planned than usual. I’d seen an otherworldly photo of sharp-peaked mountains rising…

Posted on August 25, 2017June 27, 2020by: user
  • USA

Amazing Adventures in Europe: The Steve-quel

Six months was a long time to spend in South America, and it felt even longer. But on my return none of the fundamental reasons…

Posted on July 24, 2017by: user
  • Peru

Machu Picchu is Inca for “single ladies”

When amateur archaeologist Hiram Bingham led the 1911 Yale Peruvian expedition down the Urubamba river, never did he expect to find the Inca citadel of…

Posted on May 27, 2017June 27, 2020by: user

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