The old merchant houses of Takayama

March 30th 2019
Packed into our tiny car, we set off from Hakuba to start our three week journey around Central and Southern Honshu. Slowly losing elevation as we drove through the valley with beautiful blue skies and sunshine above, the melting snow began to give way, first to brown and then green rice paddies. The sight of spring proper was a welcome sight - our eyes had grown accustomed to the gloomy white and ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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Ross Parker

After finishing a 4 year degree in Civil Engineering, I decided I needed a break from looking at buildings, roads and bridges and so headed to South Korea to teach ESL to a bunch of 3 year olds for a year. I enjoyed it so much I decided to continue the adventure in Vietnam, and I lived in Saigon teaching Maths and Science to lower secondary school kids for 6 months. I then went off exploring and spent some time travelling through Asia before heading to the Middle East and making my way back to England through the Balkans and Europe. The next 5 years has been spent furthering my career in Civil... full info

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