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Day 21 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - The Serene Zen Temple, Kanyoji Hanyang, in Kano

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Day 20 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Tokuyama to Ishibune Onsen, Kanoji, the Land of Flowering Moss, and a Beautiful Mountain Walk to Kano

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Day 19 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - A Rainy Rest Day In Shunan city

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Day 18 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Yanai to Hikari, and a Visit to the Golden Dragon Temple Hanya-ji on Shinpozan Mountain

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Day 17 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - From Iwakuni To Yanai

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Day 16 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - From Miyajima to the Castle Town Of Iwakuni

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Day 15 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Daisho-in Temple, in the town of Miyajima, on the Beautiful Island of Itsukushima

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Day 14 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Mitaki-Dera Temple In Hiroshima

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Day 13 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Finally Arriving In Hiroshima

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Day 12 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Meeting a True Master Along the Road to Higashi-Hiroshima

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Day 11 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - The Beautiful and Remote Buttsuji Temple, and People Showering Us With Gifts, Northern Mihara

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Day 10 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Kojoji Temple, and the stunning Kosanji Temple in Ikuchi Island

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Day 9 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Senkoji, an Ancient Rock Temple in Onomichi

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Day 8 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Jodoji Temple and Bengai Temple Saikokuji in Onomichi

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Day 7 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - The Life and Poetry of The Zen Master Ryokan, and Entsu-ji Temple

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Day 6 -The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - From Rendai-ji to Entsu-ji Temple, Where Ryokan, The Zen Master, Trained

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Day 5 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - The World's Largest Wooden Fudo Myoo in Rendaiji Yugasan Temple, Kurashiki, Japan

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Day 4 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Myōō-in Temple and visiting a bird cafe

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Day 3 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Hokai-in Temple in Okayama

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Day 2- The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - The talking statue in Saidaiji Temple, and Yokeiji Temple in Okayama

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Day 1 - The Chūgoku 33 Temple Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Shorakuji Temple in Bizen

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Our walking pilgrimage route:

The Castle Town of Himeji, Japan

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The Chūgoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage, Japan - Arriving in Kobe, a Rat Falls from the Ceiling, and the Art of Kyosai

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A dream I had of the Goddess Kannon, and thoughts about our approaching foot pilgrimage

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Painting in my studio, and planning our next foot pilgrimage in Japan

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A Monk’s Guide to a Clean House and Mind

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The Last Sanctuary - the House of Mother Mary, Near the Ruins of Ephesus, Turkey

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Ephesus, the home of the Mother Goddess, and a Story of Glory and Decay in Ancient Turkey

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Visiting Aphrodisias, an ancient city devoted to the Goddess of Love, beauty and eternal youth, and home to some amazing marble sculptures, Turkey

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The miracle of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus, and the Ruins of the Temple of Artemis, Turkey

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The beautiful travertine hot spring pools of Pamukkale, and the ancient ruins of Hierapolis, Turkey

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 10 - Antalya, the End of our Walk

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 9 - Hiking Mount Olympus with Pegasus, and the Domain of the legendary Fire Breathing Dragon, Chimera

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 8 - Inişdibi to the ruins of Istlada and on to Myra, the best Lycian ruins on our trail and the home of Santa Claus

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 7 - Boğazcık to Üçağız, via the ruins of Apollonia and Aperlae

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 6 - The Mountaintop Lycian Ruins of Phellos

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 5 - Visiting the Patara Lycian Ruins and then on to Antiphellos (Kaş)

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 4 - Faralya to Kabak to Alinca, and the Lycian Ruins In Xanthos

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 3 - Ölüdeniz Ovacık to Faralya

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 2 - Kayaköy to Ölüdeniz

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Hiking the Lycian Way, Turkey - Day 1 - Arriving in Fethiye, The Amintaş Rock Tombs and the Village of Kayaköy

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Walking through a Beautiful Canyon, the village of Ortahisar and Kızılçukur Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey

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Postcards From Cappadocia Turkey

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Visiting the Stunning Landscape of Cappadocia, Turkey

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Heaven is a place on earth, and its name is Cappadocia, Turkey

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The Sufi Women Whirling Dervishes Of Istanbul

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Istanbul- A City of Great Sights, History and Delights

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A Puppet Museum in Berlin

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The Berlin Wall, and More Street Art In Berlin

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