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Snow-covered mountain peaks in Hokkaido, Japan, with a forested foreground in winter light
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Hokkaido Travel Guide — Japan's Wild Northern Island

Hokkaido is Japan's northern frontier — winter powder snow, summer lavender fields, the freshest seafood and an open landscape unlike anywhere else in the country.

@craig·3 May 2026·6 min read
📍 Hokkaido, Japan
St Basil's Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow at twilight, with onion domes lit in colour
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Is It Safe to Holiday in Russia?

Russia is open to tourists, but every Western government tells its citizens not to go. Here is what that actually means in practice — and how to think about it.

@craig·3 May 2026·6 min read
📍 Russia