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Kyrgyzstan
6 min to read
Toasting with the best companions at a bar in Kyrgyzstan, and the honest note I wrote
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Kyrgyzstan8 min to read
Found my "authentic self" on the Kyrgyz grasslands #Sary-Chelek Day 3
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Kyrgyzstan10 min to read
To the summit of Kyrgyzstan's Sary-Chelek: my first full-fledged mountaineering climb
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Kyrgyzstan5 min to read
On the first day of the Sary-Chelek tour, I nearly died at a reservoir.
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Kyrgyzstan7 min to read
This is the best hostel ever
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Kyrgyzstan8 min to read
Invited by a Kyrgyz friend, I snuck into a local university
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Kyrgyzstan7 min to read
The 'Home' I found at a hostel in Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan8 min to read
The night I played "Howl's Moving Castle" at a hostel in Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan7 min to read
I snuck onto a Russian-only tour and walked the Alamedin Valley in Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan8 min to read
An impromptu onigiri party with the Kyrgyz hostel members and the girl at the front desk
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Kyrgyzstan8 min to read
I had my hair cut at a salon in Kyrgyzstan where Kyrgyz wasn't understood
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Kyrgyzstan7 min to read
Scared, growing stronger. Arrival in Kyrgyzstan on a red-eye flight
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Turkey7 min to read
There is light in scary places. The night I spent with Zhenya, a Belarusian, and her family.
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Turkey6 min to read
"I was scammed." The sense of boundaries of trust I learned during my first time in Istanbul
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Armenia9 min to read
They made me write down my phone number and told me to show my address. Armenia border — my first-ever interrogation
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Georgia5 min to read
僕は自分の殻を破った！怖くても話しかけた夜、地下の酒場でカラオケを歌った
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Georgia4 min to read
The man who rode a motorcycle from Tbilisi to Portugal — an adventurer I met on the train to Batumi
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Georgia4 min to read
Even though it's on sale, Japan is cheaper — Buying perfume in Tbilisi
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Georgia5 min to read
I left three bags of protein with someone, and a three-hour deep conversation began
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Georgia4 min to read
Communication Born of Curiosity — What I Learned at a Hostel After a Long Time
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Georgia5 min to read
Cheese and wine by the fireplace — the best night in Kakheti, Telavi
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Georgia5 min to read
Success on the second hitchhike— to a Soviet-era winery
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Georgia4 min to read
The 23-km city wall and the sweet Saperavi wine — Kakheti Day 1
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Azerbaijan3 min to read
Tourist spots remain unchanged, but people change — final day with Zeyneb
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Azerbaijan2 min to read
Autumn leaves, Russian, and three cats — Sheki, a mountain town in Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan7 min to read
Coincidence Is Destiny — Stories of Four People I Met in Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan6 min to read
To Baku on a 3 a.m. flight — entering Azerbaijan
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Azerbaijan5 min to read
Rolls-Royce and ¥100,000 a month — the gap between rich and poor I felt in Azerbaijan
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Uzbekistan3 min to read
The sun is alive — the center of Bukhara, like a world from Dragon Quest
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Uzbekistan3 min to read
4 hours by train through a Minecraft-like desert — from Samarkand to Bukhara
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Uzbekistan10 min to read
Carrying two kilos of non, passersby smile — Samarkand, day two
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Uzbekistan7 min to read
Eating the world's most delicious plov in a city where PM2.5 tops 300 — First day in Tashkent
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Thailand5 min to read
Doxycycline 2 baht, Maralon 165 baht — the day I was astonished by an 80-fold difference
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Vietnam4 min to read
Choose your own path — Life philosophies discussed at District7
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Vietnam3 min to read
Be Prepared for Parasites—The Day I Picked Up Metronidazole, My Travel Staple
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Vietnam5 min to read
A bouquet badly wrapped, and seven hours of silence and an embrace
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Vietnam5 min to read
I wanted to live with sheep up on the heights — Tam Dao trip
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Vietnam4 min to read
Eating sewage-flavored pho while enjoying the best view - Tam Dao trip Day 1!
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Vietnam4 min to read
I was sleeping on the floor when a cockroach showed up — completed the Khao Ban loop
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Vietnam8 min to read
Lost in a village with no signal. I trusted myself — a day in Cao Bang, northern Vietnam
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Vietnam6 min to read
To Cao Bang, the backpackers' remote hideaway — the night before my first-ever motorcycle trip
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Vietnam6 min to read
Shouting on a mountain in Vietnam. In Japan I'm a 'weirdo', here I'm 'human'.
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Vietnam7 min to read
Beer and sunflower seeds at the tower in Lang Son, the town on the China border — a reunion after two years
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Vietnam6 min to read
Being silly is what makes life fun — the day I laughed my head off at Susila
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Vietnam6 min to read
The day I polished off two bowls of Bun Rieu and had prescription sunglasses made for ¥1,500.
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Vietnam2 min to read
The night I mixed up the date and stumbled upon the best dinner
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Vietnam3 min to read
Our favorite scents are completely opposite — a perfume date in rainy Hanoi
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Vietnam4 min to read
Those Who Treat and Those Who Are Treated — Commonalities I Learned in Hanoi
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Vietnam4 min to read
Reunited in Hanoi with the companions I had adventured with for three days — and made new friends
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Vietnam6 min to read
A night my heart was filled in a dim, orange café.
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Indonesia14 min to read
Depart at 10:00 PM, start the climb at 2:00 AM, blue flames spouting from the mountain. Then a ferry to Bali.
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Indonesia7 min to read
Up at 1:30 AM, 500 Jeeps, a Mad Max desert — A day on Mount Bromo
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Indonesia6 min to read
5時30分起床、海パンに着替えて滝の中へ—ブロモツア1日目
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Indonesia11 min to read
The morning I waved over the fence, and the new town a six-hour train brought me to
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Indonesia6 min to read
値段ではなく"価値"——ジョグジャカルタで学んだ、お金と人間関係の本質
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Indonesia11 min to read
期待と裏切りと出会い——ボロブドゥールで過ごした、人生で一番濃い1日
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Indonesia5 min to read
Hospitality over taste, character over price — the values I discovered in Yogyakarta
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Indonesia6 min to read
I flew through a Laputa-like sky and arrived in the artistic city of Yogyakarta.
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Indonesia18 min to read
It's the encounters that seem superficial at first glance that are the most interesting. Observations from day two of Parow Serib
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Indonesia17 min to read
Me and 30 Indonesians. On the 3,000-yen island tour, my backpack was my pillow and a raincoat was my blanket.
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Brunei7 min to read
The camembert in the Brunei lounge was just too delicious. To Jakarta on Royal Brunei Airlines
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Brunei5 min to read
1日に7回出入国した。コタキナバルからブルネイへの12時間バス旅
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Malaysia5 min to read
Short-term pleasure leads to long-term suffering. On month five of my trip around the world, my first new country is finally within reach.
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Malaysia5 min to read
Insect larvae taste like coconut milk. A local dish of SABAH.
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Malaysia4 min to read
Started 'Living Beautifully' at a 12-ringgit gym. Kota Kinabalu, day 3
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Malaysia4 min to read
People tend to like those who boost their self-esteem. The night I couldn't meet Wayn
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Malaysia7 min to read
I only burned three incense sticks and ended up buying a 49-ringgit candle. That's some impressive marketing
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Malaysia5 min to read
'Wanting to save people' is my core. The day I went to the pharmacy with a man who might be a scammer
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Malaysia4 min to read
In Malaysia, 'Kota' means 'city.' I walked 6Km while still having a cold and my face went numb.
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Malaysia6 min to read
A night I wanted to cry while drinking A&W root beer. The dark side of solo travel
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Thailand6 min to read
9:55 — I could get my hands on the Fujifilm X100VI. Not buying it was the right decision.
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Thailand4 min to read
All self-taught. French, Russian, programming, even traveling around the world.
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Thailand12 min to read
Calvin wrote "be yourself" for me. Last day of diving on Koh Tao.
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Thailand7 min to read
Met a sea turtle one minute after diving in. Koh Tao Diving, Day 2
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Thailand6 min to read
It’s interesting because it’s not easy. Scuba diving — Day 1
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Thailand9 min to read
A new challenge on Koh Tao — I dove into a diving school
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Thailand3 min to read
To Koh Tao on a VIP bus. What I noticed on my last day in Chiang Mai
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Thailand6 min to read
If I stopped searching for the 'right answer', I might be able to live more naturally
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Thailand5 min to read
A story about when I asked 'Can I pay?' in Chiang Mai and was told 'No'
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Thailand2 min to read
A desperate battle with a cockroach in Chiang Mai. The night I fought with a protein container and body soap.
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Thailand4 min to read
Enjoy a night without power—or get angry. People are funny.
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Thailand5 min to read
Discharged after just one day — yet a 200,000-yen bill. A tumultuous record of hospitalization in Thailand
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Thailand6 min to read
I kept doing four hours of strength training every day and ended up in a Thai hospital.
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Thailand3 min to read
A 39°C fever from overdoing strength training. The fever taught me the communication power of my "true self".
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Thailand3 min to read
No subtitles, only Thai. This is what happened when I watched a movie in Chiang Mai
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Thailand6 min to read
To Chiang Rai with friends I met at the hostel, to see the Long-Neck tribe!
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Thailand7 min to read
The day a scrawny person plunged into an overseas gym — Chiang Mai life begins
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Thailand5 min to read
Not a sleeper, 12 hours in a regular seat. A record of the overnight train to Chiang Mai
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Thailand6 min to read
This moment will never return — reflections on 'ichigo ichie' in Ayutthaya
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Thailand5 min to read
Still recovering from being sick, I got off at the wrong station! But I was rescued by a bike straight out of the movie 'TAXi'.
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Thailand4 min to read
The 'Ichigo-Ichie' Billiards Table — The Last Night with a Friend While Traveling
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Thailand5 min to read
The Night I Ate a Centipede in Chinatown──Reuniting in Bangkok with a Friend I Met in the Philippines
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Thailand5 min to read
The Day Taro Okamoto's Words Began to Make Sense — Painting at an Art Café in Bangkok
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Thailand4 min to read
Good grief — two months, huh──Arrival in Bangkok, the journey restarts
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Vietnam9 min to read
Da Nang at 3 a.m. — From the early-morning train to a hideaway bar, the last night in Vietnam
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Vietnam9 min to read
An Unexpected Encounter Makes the Best Day — An Unforgettable Day in Huế
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Vietnam6 min to read
A city where the airport lounge serves Olivier — From Nha Trang to Da Nang, a travel-day record
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Vietnam5 min to read
My first eight-hour train ride and the unease I felt in Nha Trang
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Vietnam6 min to read
43 minutes by motorbike taxi with a 15 kg backpack. From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh.
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Vietnam14 min to read
Three Days with an ISFP Girlfriend──The Night a Wordless Love Ended by Hanoi's Lake
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Vietnam13 min to read
We went to the park at night without helmets. Riding on the back of her bike, our wordless date continued.
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Vietnam5 min to read
Choose a night of deep sleep over a cheap room. The importance of sleep | Around the World
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Vietnam5 min to read
It was worth paying 170,000 dong to go. A day at Ky Co Beach | Around the World
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Vietnam4 min to read
The Japanese food I ate in Quy Nhon was life-changingly delicious | Around the World
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Vietnam6 min to read
Renting a motorbike without a license and riding 20 km through a Vietnamese town | Around the World
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Vietnam5 min to read
3 AM, sudden flight change | Vietnam adventure continues despite poor health
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Vietnam4 min to read
Travel, illness, and loneliness. Even so, I started filming my round-the-world documentary.
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Vietnam5 min to read
A night of hopeful hurt — yet I can't stop meeting people | Vietnam late-night movie date
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Philippines3 min to read
A form of bonds I found in the Philippines that aren't 'family'.
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Philippines8 min to read
To Guimaras Island, Philippines! Mango Festival, a sea mishap, and a night touched by compassion
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Philippines4 min to read
The first day I ever ate rice with my hands — visiting Gigantes Island with friends from the Philippines.
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Philippines8 min to read
"Wanna try Balot?" my Filipino friend suggested, and when I cracked the shell—
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Philippines4 min to read
A page of a journey woven by chance and fate
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Philippines8 min to read
Gave ice cream to a young beggar. A day moved to tears by the touching surprise from Popoy and Julian.
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Philippines7 min to read
First time in my life I initiated a conversation! A special night with chocolate beer and the kids
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Philippines6 min to read
The café on Google Maps doesn't exist! What I learned in Puerto Princesa about 'living boldly'
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Philippines8 min to read
Saying goodbye to William and a new encounter on Palawan Island — a night inspired by Tony, an Irishman
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Czech Republic2 min to read
The Great Musician's Chair I Touched in Prague
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Czech Republic6 min to read
A Hong Kong friend I met in Prague, and the missing iPhone
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France5 min to read
A ten-day dream comes to an end. Leaving Elena's house, she goes to Paris alone.
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France7 min to read
A night when I felt love in the old TV and the simple meal
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France6 min to read
On January 1, I ended up catching COVID in France.
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France7 min to read
Caught a fever on New Year's Day in France.
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France10 min to read
My first New Year's in France! Eating foie gras and escargot!
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France9 min to read
Not Paris. This is the real France. A day blending into a French family.
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France8 min to read
The day I saw a ghost for the first time in my life. An unforgettable day in France.
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France9 min to read
Genovese made by a French mother, and my first-ever gastronomic
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France7 min to read
The Day I Became Timothée Chalamet in Toulouse
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France4 min to read
First meeting after one and a half years, my first time in France, to the home of a friend whose face I hadn't even known.
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Georgia6 min to read
I can do it. After a two-month stay in Tbilisi, I fly toward the next encounter.
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Georgia6 min to read
My first-ever photoshoot. I became a model in front of Greg's camera.
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Georgia2 min to read
Tbilisi MOMA and the Christmas illuminations seen from a taxi
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Georgia17 min to read
Eight hours with Eva. A night when we couldn't stop talking even though it was our first time meeting.
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Georgia6 min to read
A night in Tbilisi when a clerk told me, "Your personality looks like HARU."
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Georgia5 min to read
The day when there were no Japanese events. The Tbilisi night I walked with Nata
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Georgia2 min to read
"You are so beautiful." On a night of Christmas lights in Tbilisi
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Georgia3 min to read
At a hostel where the piano was playing, I met a Kazakhstani filmmaker
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Georgia6 min to read
Cardano Summit: stayed 8 minutes, restroom 5 minutes
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Georgia4 min to read
トビリシの金曜夜、友人のデザインスタジオで感じた本物の自由
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Georgia6 min to read
When I told the time in Russian, an older man looked as if he were moved.
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Georgia5 min to read
For the first time in my life, I felt a connection with a Georgian woman I met on Tinder
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Georgia3 min to read
Finding out the restaurant only accepts cash, I leave my passport with them and run to the bank
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Georgia8 min to read
The day I sipped wine alone on a hill in Tbilisi
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Georgia2 min to read
A first day in Tbilisi full of anxiety — still, I had no choice but to do it
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Georgia7 min to read
フライトが消えた夜、貧乏旅人がトビリシに辿り着くまで
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Georgia5 min to read
The trip began with a 9.6-kilogram bag and wet clothes
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