Prologue. The literary device that everyone loves to skip. And I’m going to write one in…
My good friend Shirley graciously offered me her couch to sleep on while I stayed in Taradale in Hawke’s Bay for…
I accidentally tried to check into my flight at Haneda Airport 12 hours early. I mixed up my AMs and…
On my third night in Kyoto I lost my wallet.
It was time for my first true sushi experience. Luckily, I had a sushi guide in Celina who…
I left Kamakura on the Shinkansen to Kyoto. To get a full appreciation of just how…
My first stop using my 7 day Japan Rail pass was Kamakura, a seaside city an hour south…
I decided that each day I would establish a goal. The goal on my first day was to get a tattoo that I’ve been wanting for months. It’s a very simple…
I attended the Samurai Museum in Tokyo and learned some interesting facts on the Samurai that I will share with…