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[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here, then send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com. And don’t forget to share with me your own “Wow places.” I’d love to write about them in my next post!] Wow Place #255: The Junks of Aberdeen, Hong Kong I owe my passion for travel to one singular moment: the […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here, then send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com. And don’t forget to share with me your own “Wow places.” I’d love to write about them in my next post!] Wow Place #254: Devil’s Tower, Wyoming It was a pretty absurd moment in a highly absurd location – watching Lars […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here, then send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com. And don’t forget to share with me your own “Wow places.” I’d love to write about them in my next post!] Wow Place #253: In Praise of New Zealand Pies It’s a warm, sunny Christmas Day in Gisborne, New Zealand as […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here, then send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com. And don’t forget to share with me your own “Wow places.” I’d love to write about them in my next post!] Wow Place #252: Kintaikyo, Iwakuni, Japan When you think of a traditional Japanese garden, what comes to mind? Probably a […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here, then send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com. And don’t forget to share with me your own “Wow places.” I’d love to write about them in my next post!] Wow Place #251: Kaiate Waterfall, North Island, New Zealand What would it be like to see magic? I mean, “real” […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #250: New Orleans Jazz Fest I’m always wary about over-hype. “Oh, this guy or this gal is AMAZING. They will change your life!” And then you go see said person(s) and of course they fail to live up to the […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #249: Old Delhi, India Two of my favorite countries in the world, Japan and India, are also two of the most different. Japan is a country of organization. All the streets are paved. People line up neatly for buses. The […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #248: Yoyogi Park, Tokyo One of the novelist, Thomas Wolfe’s, last books was titled, “You Can’t Go Home Again.” I understand the sentiment. After you’ve been out and about in the world, living on your own, it’s exceedingly difficult to, […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #247: Luxembourg Me: “I’d like to buy an Interrail Pass please.” Travel Agent: “You’re a European citizen then?” Me: “Well….” Back in the day, there were two types of train passes for travel around Europe: Eurail and Interrail. If you […]

[Subscribe to 365 Wow Places & Wisdom here. Send your comments to dave_blum@hotmail.com] Wow Place #246: Kampu Ferry Airports are funny places. For one thing, they all look the same. Departure-level counters. Arrival-level baggage claim. A smattering of shops and restaurants. A modicum of artwork. Essentially, an airport’s job is to usher you onto a […]