Dog-Eared Passport » Asia

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...

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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...

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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, ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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My beloved AS Roma soccer club was going nowhere fast until they fired The Special One, Jose Mourinho, and hired local legend Daniele De Rossi. Despite hardly any managerial experience, he has le...

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Living in Italy is more than sun-splashed beaches and incredible food. It's also low salaries, shaky employment and stress. Guest blogger Annamaria Borelli explains her life at the Italian crossr...

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Many people talk about moving to Italy but few do. I did. I retired to Rome 10 years ago. I've learned a few things along the way, particularly how to blend in when I don't look remotely close to...

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American expat Chandi Wyant has lived in Florence for many years over various stints and four years ago bought an apartment in the San Frediano neighborhood. It took her two years to renovate but...

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