Belgian chocolate is the best in the world and during our recent trip to Ghent I had a two.hour private tasting in which I learned about the history, discovered Belgium's secret and tasted some o...
If you're not from an English-speaking country and want to visit Europe. you'll likely need a Schengen Visa. Europe's Schengen region consists of 29 countries, and the type of visa you need depen...
Marina and I love Belgium. It's maybe the most underrated country in Europe. So we decided to break from our usual anniversary routine and left Italy. We spent three days in Ghent, Belgium's seco...
Ever since Marina and I started our TraveLazio blog in January 2023, we have discovered fantastic restaurants in little towns outside. Rome. After traveling to 34 towns in the Lazio region, I cam...
https://johnhendersontravel.com/my-10-favorite-restaurants-in-lazio/
On our way back from Japan recently, China Eastern Airlines stuck us with a 17-hour layover in Shanghai. But with China's handy 24-hour airport visa, we could get a glimpse of the world's third-l...
Eating healthy while traveling can be challenging. Eating unhealthy in Japan is almost impossible. During our visit three weeks ago, Marina and I ate mostly raw fish, grilled fish, vegetables, ri...
Kyoto may be the most beautiful city in Japan and its 2,000 temples and shrines attract millions every year. But the overload has produced two major tourist traps that we fell into. Fortunately, ...
I waited 45 years to see cherry blossoms again and when I came to Japan last month I was greeted with the worst spring weather the country's seen in 10 years. However, I found three places in bea...
One incentive to spending my birthday last week in Japan was riding its famed bullet train. Called the Shinkansen, it's the fifth-fastest train in the world at 200 mph. The train stations are con...
We went to Japan for a week to celebrate my birthday Friday. On our way to Kyoto to see the cherry blossoms, we had two nights in Tokyo which were spoiled by a horrible cough, terrible weather an...
Morocco is a traveler's paradise with so many cities blending the past with the present. Which to explore? Guest blogger Caitlyn Bell looks at four Moroccan towns, each with its own individuality...
https://johnhendersontravel.com/morocco-exploring-its-imperial-cities-in-north-africa/
Paul Theroux, my favorite living writer, is arguably America's greatest living travel writer. He travels alone, often by canoe and has been to some of the farthest corners of the world. In his 20...