How did I want to go on vacation this year, I asked myself last year? Olives. I want a trip…
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…
Japan in June: Hydrangeas! Also Japan in June: rainy season. Today the weather ladies announced the official start of the…
The day after the birthday wettening, we set out for the Westfjords. They are remote, with grocery stores few and…
Today was the day to climb a mountain! For my birthday! Yeah! We can do this! Even though we have…
Instead of nature – enough with the waterfalls already, Iceland – today we headed to some of Reykjavik to do…