Koreans planning trips to the United States are worried about privacy intrusions, but many are also turning to self-censorship. Posts are piling up on U.S.-travel community sites, including comments like, “I have to go to the United States, so I deleted all my social media posts,” and, “I’m worried even my YouTube comments could cause problems.”
Kyoto, a city beloved by Koreans, will raise its lodging tax tenfold, from the current maximum of 1,000 yen ($6.31) per person per night to 10,000 yen starting March 1. In April, Hokkaido will introduce a lodging tax, with a rate of up to 500 yen, and 13 municipalities, including Sapporo, will also impose their own lodging taxes.


Similar climate? Ummmmm. People who go to Canada in the Winter might have a hard time. I personally would die.
Depends a lot on where you go and specific weather patterns. Climate change is also a significant factor. It used to get well into the double-digits below zero (°c) here in winter. Now we tend to have around just below 0°c to double low double digits above…