Around the World
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Leaving Shanghai (Day 38)
Read more: Leaving Shanghai (Day 38)Sailing out of Shanghai on the ChinJif ferry bound for Kobe, Japan. Chickening out on karaoke.
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At Sea (Day 39)
Read more: At Sea (Day 39)Onboard the ChinJif ferry bound for Kobe, Japan. Seeing flying fish and learning about the “7 Nots”
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Himeji (Day 40) – Halfway
Read more: Himeji (Day 40) – HalfwayHalfway though the time, but not halfway there. Enjoying the stunning White Egret Castle in Himeji, Japan.
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Time Check: Day 40
Read more: Time Check: Day 40The halfway point, based on the calendar. We are in Japan. Fogg changes ships in Shanghai harbor.
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Nara (Day 41)
Read more: Nara (Day 41)Trying on a samurai costume at the Hyogo Museum of History before decamping to the ancient capital of Nara.
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Nara (Day 42)
Read more: Nara (Day 42)Touring the temples of Nara, Japan by bicycle, braving the packs of hungry deer and vending machine sake.
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Kyoto (Day 44)
Read more: Kyoto (Day 44)Learned how to take a bath Japanese-style. Johnny Hillwalker to showed us Kyoto including the birthplace of Nintendo.
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Osaka (Day 45)
Read more: Osaka (Day 45)Major culture shock as we boarded the Regal Princess in Osaka, Japan to being our trans-Pacific journey.
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Hiroshima (Day 46)
Read more: Hiroshima (Day 46)Toured the humbling museums and memorials at Hiroshima. Reminded that history is living and inconstant.
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Pusan (Day 47)
Read more: Pusan (Day 47)Visiting memorials to the Korean conflict at our stop in Pusan, South Korea. Or Busan, you choose.