4 o'clock | Asia | Destinations | Japan
6 October 2013 – Hiroshima, Japan
Grocery shopping in Hiroshima, Japan. As always, featuring coverage of a meat section — didn’t realize I was such a carnivore!
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Sviyazhsk, Russia
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30 January 2014 – New Delhi, India
A statue to Leo Tolstoy, one of Russia’s greatest authors, in New Delhi. Also some dirt, and a government run emporium for crafts (read: rugs) and such.
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27 September 2013 – Seoul, South Korea
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Castle Hopping in Albania
Is it surprising that Albania is a great destination for castle hopping? Like, really great. Albania is not a large country, and there are by no means countless historic fortresses and edifices — which means that castle sightseeing is not overwhelming, there’s no FOMO, or castle fatigue. Another huge plus – you don’t have to have a PhD…
