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A month of WWII history, jellyfish, tropical islands, monkeys, whisky, oppressive heat, and more flights than anyone should reasonably count.
What began as a trip built around Palau grew into an island-hopping journey through some of the most historically fascinating places in the Pacific.
Where we went
Battlefields, beaches, abandoned Japanese guns, surprisingly useful supermarkets, and one very bad hotel decision.
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Landing beaches, bomb pits, abandoned runways, bunkers, tanks, and the tiny island that helped end World War II.
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Vending machines, kintsugi, bamboo, monkeys, the Imperial Palace, Kyoto nights, and one carefully navigated train ride.
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The useful details usually disappear from polished travel writing. Travelmacher keeps them in: whether the room had a real refrigerator, whether the guide was worth it, whether there was kosher food, whether the “must-see” attraction was skippable, and whether the hotel elevator was working.
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