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I’m now in Seoul, 35 miles from the North Korean border. I don’t yet have a plan, but I’ll be exploring points south over the next ten days.

Posted The Time I Was Denied Entry to China and How I Got In.

For three days I’ve walked around the huge, energetic city of Shanghai: it embraces change. Occasionally I spotted a holdout.

The Shanghai subway has over 10 million riders daily, and they all seemed headed to my train. I postponed my plan and came back later.

Posted A Shanghai Urban Hike.

At Tokyo Narita waiting to board flight to Shanghai.

In Waikiki one night between flights. Avoided McAmerica hubbub by wandering through lovely old hotels, then returned to my practical hotel.

Final sunset over Lanai from our AirBnB.

Drank coconut water, fresh from “our” tree.

I love to walk around supermarkets on my travels. WW2 hooked​ Hawaiians on Spam, from Minnesota, here in fusion with local macadamia nuts.

Discovered this graffiti wall on our hike around Maalaea Bay on firm sand.

Posted Eight More Maui Hikes.

Good eats at Monkeypod for the n’th time. Uncluttered, terroir menu.

Heaven will be a lovely hike, Dwight carries the pack, late lunch in a tiki bar, chocolate-covered macadamia nuts, then a nap. Like today.

Took a beach shortcut through a flashy hotel, looking like I’d been pulled through a hedge backwards, and accidentally photobombing guests.

Looking towards Maalaea Bay and Haleakala on our Lahaina Pali Trail hike today.