O-torii Gate, Miyajima, Japan, Nov 2025 Today I did a day trip from Hiroshima to Miyajima. I’d initially had mixed feelings about it because of how touristy people had said it was. My eyes bulged as I exited the train, a herd of us streaming toward the ferry like a concert crowd spilling out after the final song. I braced myself for a miserable wait, but the queue moved almost magically. People vanished onto the giant vessels as if we were stepping into Hermione Granger’s bea

The cultural psychology behind something as simple as crossing the street.

We live in a world obsessed with adding more. But at Wulanhada in Inner Mongolia, I realised the real challenge is learning what to subtract.

Chinese people are incredibly warming and caring to family and friends. Gift giving and acts of service skyrocket for guests.