Travel

This category contains travel articles that I have written as well as links to other posts and pages related to travel.

Check out my books and bylines for more examples of my travel writing. You can also visit italofile.com, my blog about Italy travel.

Bikini Atoll: Site of One of History’s Most Infamous Science Experiments

Bikini Atoll: Site of One of History’s Most Infamous Science Experiments

“Bikini is paradise again, but with an asterisk.” via Bikini Atoll: Site of One of History’s Most Infamous Science Experiments This fascinating long read from Outside Magazine’s S.C. Gwynne follows the story of Alson Kelen, a native of Bikini Atoll, site of the most famous nuclear bomb test in the world. ___ Please note I’m…

Japan Introduces Glow-in-the-Dark Manhole Covers
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Japan Introduces Glow-in-the-Dark Manhole Covers

The Japanese city of Tokorozawa recently unveiled an initiative that will please both manhole cover obsessives and anime fans. The manhole covers, which illuminate via solar-powered LED lights from dusk until 2am each day, feature more than two dozen anime and sci-fi animation characters from 23 different franchises. Here’s a short video about the Tokorozawa…