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Viewing Mount Aso’s Crater…For 30 Seconds

Dec 28, 2013 by Daniel McBane 4 Comments

Nakadake crater on Mount Aso in Japan
This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Visiting Mount Aso in Japan

The next morning, we hopped on a bus and headed up toward the most active of Mount Aso’s craters. We were dropped off at the bottom of a rope way, from where we could either walk the rest of the way to the crater or pay 1000 yen for a roundtrip ticket and ride up. I’m sure [read more…]

Filed Under: Japan Tagged With: Japan, hiking, mountains

Exploring the Tibetan Villages of Zhonglu and Suopo

May 4, 2013 by Daniel McBane 8 Comments

Zhonglu Village Danba
This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Visiting Danba in Sichuan, China

Last week, I wrote about our first afternoon and evening in Danba, which were spent getting a hotel room, arranging a car and driver for the next morning, eating an average meal, and buying fresh fruit and a giant bag of peanuts to supplement that meal. I created quite a little mountain of [read more…]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: Danba, villages, transportation, China, Sichuan, Tibet, culture, hiking

Braving the Jungles of Koh Phangan to Discover a Secluded Beach

Apr 13, 2013 by Daniel McBane 14 Comments

Koh Phangan Thailand

Koh Phangan in Thailand is famous mainly for the full moon party and by extension Haad Rin, the beach on the southern tip of the island where the party takes place every month. And justifiably so. The party is huge and chaotic and well worth a trip to the island on its own. It’s not […]

Filed Under: Thailand Tagged With: beaches, Koh Phangan, Thailand, trekking, hiking, islands

Nature Sucks, But I Can Help

Jan 5, 2013 by Daniel McBane 13 Comments

Cloud Traveler Path on Cangshan above Dali and Erhai

Traveling around China, I noticed something: in a country filled with spectacular natural scenery, domestic tourists have found numerous methods to limit their exposure to the abundance of nature. They had to, really. Can you imagine if they simply accepted nature as it is? Neither can I—the prospect is simply too horrible to fathom. It […]

Filed Under: China Tagged With: China, annoying people, Dali, hiking, mountains

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As the more astute among you may have guessed, my name is Daniel McBane. I've been traveling and working overseas for almost ten years now and have finally decided to document some of the strange, crazy or just plain funny encounters and observations from my travels. I've also added a travel guide section, figuring I should reward my four readers by providing at least something of use. Read more on my about page.

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