It’s around this point in a trip (or sooner) that I begin to miss my heated toilet seats. Not on…
One of the things this trip has revived in me is my hatred of American city zoning laws (as any…
I have been somewhat obsessing over all the exciting trains we will get to ride on this trip. Today is…
We slept in alllll the way til 4am today. Wow. Amazing. At this rate, I’ll be back on track in…
It’s finally happening: the rescheduled 2020 Japan trip! As I am cheap, after airfare refused to cooperate in 2022 for…
Monday was rain – all day – as Typhoon #5 (aka Mambo) moved through, dumping sometimes torrential rain on the…
Naming storms seems to me like a decidedly American thing which is slowly spreading to other parts of the world.…
When Japanese people have umbrellas, you should always take an umbrella, even if the weather seems fine. Corollary: if you…
Another day, another pre-5am wakeup and copious amounts of milk tea. Today is the one day the weather lady predicted…
The first few days of any trip to Asia always bring waking up at unfortunately early times. I make sure…