{"id":30306,"date":"2018-01-29T17:02:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30306"},"modified":"2018-01-29T17:02:13","modified_gmt":"2018-01-29T22:02:13","slug":"message-from-planet-japan-the-good-times-never-last-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=30306","title":{"rendered":"Message from Planet Japan: The good times never last forever"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Message from Planet Japan: The good times never last forever<\/a><\/h3>\n
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After having traveled to more than 120 countries in my life, the only person I know who\u2019s been to more places than I have is Jim Rogers.<\/p>\n

Jim is a legend\u2013 a phenomenal investor, author, and all-around great guy.<\/p>\n

(His book Adventure Capitalist<\/em> is a must-read, chronicling his multi-year driving voyage across the world.)<\/p>\n

Some time ago while we were having drinks, Jim remarked that he occasionally tells people, \u201cIf you can only travel to one foreign country in your life, go to India.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Jim\u2019s view, India presents the greatest diversity of experiences\u2013 mega-cities, Himalayan villages, coastal paradises, and a deeply rich culture.<\/p>\n

My answer is different: Japan.<\/p>\n

To me, Japan isn\u2019t even a country. Japan is its own planet\u2026 completely different than anywhere else in ways that are incomprehensible to most westerners.<\/p>\n

(Watch my friend Derek Sivers explain it to a TED audience here.)<\/span><\/p>\n