May 3, 2025
Lost in the Backstreets of Kyoto
No map, no plan — just a pair of worn soles and an appetite for discovery in Japan's ancient capital.
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No map, no plan — just a pair of worn soles and an appetite for discovery in Japan's ancient capital.
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I quit a corporate desk job in 2019 to live out of a single backpack. Since then, I've chased monsoons across Southeast Asia, slept in monasteries in the Himalayas, and eaten my way through 40 countries — all while writing it down so you don't miss a single detour.
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