2009 January - A series of surveys and researches of tour and travel by following its business

Time and again the city of Kyoto has worked its mysterious power on conquerors and casual visitors alike. It makes them want to stay. Ask any member of the large international population who came here out of curiosity and found themselves settling to devote years of study to Zen, or calligraphy, or any one of [...]

Kyoto Much as we love Kyoto’s traditional inns, this modern hike on the ryokan is as alluring as can be. From the lobby to each of the 13 rooms, design and decor is unique and whimsical, thanks to the posse of local artists who were called upon to craft different looks for each space. One [...]

Lodge at Cape Kidnappers, Hawkes Bay Immortalized by a visit from Captain Cook in 1770, the craggy Cape Kidnappers peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean at the southern end of Hawkes Bay, a leisurely six-hour drive from Auckland on New Zealand’s North Island. The area is the nesting ground for the world’s largest colony of [...]