Mar 22, 2025|6 min|traveljapanNagasaki Is a City That Remembers QuietlyA trip report from Nagasaki — the atomic bomb museum that doesn't shout, a Christian history older than most Americans realize, and a compact port city that reminded me of Wellington.
Mar 16, 2025|5 min|traveljapanfoodFukuoka Is the Kitchen Japan Doesn't Know It HasA trip report from Fukuoka — hakata ramen, omakase with fish I couldn't name, two luxury hotels, and why Kyushu's capital makes a stronger case than Osaka.
Mar 14, 2025|5 min|travelperuMachu Picchu Without the HikeA trip report from Peru — Sacred Valley calm, a train into the clouds, and why you don't need to suffer to feel the scale of the citadel.
Mar 12, 2025|5 min|travelcultureWhy Some Places Attract Serious Travelers and Others Attract PinterestDestination choice as social signaling — what the places you visit say about you, and why some destinations age better than others.
Mar 10, 2025|5 min|travelhawaiiKauai Is the Hawaii I WantedA trip report from Kauai — the island for people who want topography over nightlife, and atmosphere over resort theater.
