The Kaeru Kid
The Kaeru Kid lives in Las Vegas and hopes readers will send him comments at KaeruKid@yahoo.com. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Nichi Bei News.
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THE KAERU KID: Roaming Romania and Bulgaria
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Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two-part series. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Manzanar and more in Lone Pine
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The annual pilgrimage to the Manzanar National Historic Site takes place during the last weekend of April. This coincides with the opening of trout season that so many Nikkei look […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: A small bite of the Big Apple
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“When it’s 100 degrees in New York, it’s 72 in Los Angeles. When it’s 30 degrees in New York, in Los Angeles it’s still 72. However, there are six million […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: An island vacation for a song
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One does not need to be okanemochi (a rich person) or have lots of vacation days to enjoy an exotic island vacation. Do you remember the song “26 Miles (Santa […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Bogota, Colombia: More than coffee
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Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. When one hears the word Colombia, thoughts of coffee, cocaine, and emeralds might come to mind, and not necessarily in […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Medellin, Colombia: The City of the Eternal Spring
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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. This city was once infamous for being Pablo Escobar’s home, the notorious head of the cocaine drug cartel, until he […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Go, going, Ghana (pt. 2)
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Editor’s Note: This is the second of a two-part series. We again traveled by taxi to the Accra suburb of Teshie to see coffin makers ply their trade. The coffins […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Go, going, Ghana
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Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series. Where? The lure of a fantastic low airfare offer and a chance to stay with couch surfers to save on […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Farewell, Bend
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Bend, Ore. received its name when pioneers traveled to farmlands west of the Cascades. They forded the Deschutes River at the last hospitable place before reaching their destination and would […] READ MORE
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THE KAERU KID: Travel advice from the Kid for a Happy New Year
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The Nichi Bei asked me to provide answers to many travel questions for a special New Year’s article. My number one advice is: GO NOW. Waiting until retirement may result […] READ MORE
