If you decided to escape the corporate world, would you buy up a plot of land in fairly remote part of Japan? It's not my first thought, but this is what Walk Japan CEO Paul Christie did at the age of forty, and with many good consequences. One of these is that Walk Japan has a strong social, …
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Fukushima, Japan: Hope Tourism, not Dark Tourism – Episode 310 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
I'm not alone in finding Japanese museums about earthquakes and tsunamis interesting and impactful; I know my friend Catherine who travelled with me in Tohoku last month is the same. This episode will test out whether it's just the two of us, or if more of you share this feeling - a yearning to …
Walk Japan – Following Basho’s Road to the North: Episode 308 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
There are many, many ways to see Japan, but I think I've just experienced my favourite: on foot. In late September/early October 2023, I undertook a six-day trip with Walk Japan, on the Self-Guided Basho Wayfarer walk around Sendai. And it was brilliant! In this episode, I give an overview of …