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Kyoto Obon

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:33:00 GMT

Experience Obon, a festive tribute to Japan's ancestors. See thousands of floating lanterns on Kyoto's countryside lake.

location: Japan
tagged: japan, asia, kyoto, obon, diamonji, lanterns, buddhism, festival
duration: 1 Mins. 28 Sec.

New Orleans - City of the Dead

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 02:18:00 GMT

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Everything we read told us not to go alone. They told us not to go at night. Brochures admonished to always enter with a group of people (safety in numbers). Don't wander astray! Curious warnings indeed for St Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans.

location: United States of America / Louisiana / New Orleans
tagged: new orleans, louisiana, cemetery, marie laveau, tombstones, mausoleums, st. louis cemetery no. 1, graves, united states
duration: 1 Mins. 35 Sec.

Cherry Blossom Snapshots

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:14:00 GMT

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Japans Cherry Blossom, or Sakura, season lasts but only a few weeks. This beautiful and impermanent time of year is cherished and appreciated by the Japanese. See for yourself why these few weeks create enough memories to last a year.

location: Japan / Hiroshima
tagged: japan, hiroshima, cherry blossoms, cherry trees, spring, season, culture, travel tradition, picnics
duration: 2 Mins. 26 Sec.

Coaching Canines

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:42:00 GMT

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"The Last Great Race on Earth" has a starting line, but that line seemed a long way from where I was standing; surrounded by a howling pack of grungy mutts in a warm and muddy mountain valley. The scene was yelping chaos as Matt Hayashida's favorite collection of dogs were harnessed and attached to a metal-go-cart contraption. Eight people piled onto the buggy. I couldn't imagine the train of canines moving this unwieldy apparatus with any sort of energy, but Matt recommended I hold on tight. "Once they start it's hard to wind 'em down," Matt had mentioned earlier. And when the shouting of "Git it! Git It! Git it!" sent the dogs flying forward, imagining the Iditarod starting line in Anchorage suddenly became a whole lot easier!

location: United States of America / Alaska / Juneau
tagged: iditarod, dogs, puppies, alaska, juneau, dogsled, mush
duration: 1 Mins. 12 Sec.

Paris, Towers on the Seine

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 10:39:00 GMT

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If you're a tourist who prefers walking to bus rides and subways, then a hike inside the City of Lights is perfectly historic; especially if you start at Notre Dame where all the roads, as well as the city, originated.

location: France / Paris
tagged: paris, notre dame, eiffel tower, city of lights, europe
duration: 6 Mins. 28 Sec.

Venice, City of Masks

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 09:55:00 GMT

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If you visit Venice you probably leave with your own story of disorientation among the canals and foot streets. Confused wandering can be frustrating, but getting lost offers certain rewards.

location: Italy / Venice
tagged: venice, italy, carnival, masks, tradition, culture, shops
duration: 7 Mins. 34 Sec.

Mt. Osorezen, Japan

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:04:00 GMT

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Eerie. Sulfuric. Hissing. A few of the words used in a travel guide that were more intriguing than those of a typical Japanese destination so we headed north to Japans Aomori prefecture to witness these curious adjectives first hand. See the beauty and mysticism for yourself.

location: Japan
tagged: japan, mt. osorezen, buddhism, mutstu, jizo, temple, religion
duration: 1 Mins. 59 Sec.