My Favorite Shots: Japan

Posted in Japan| Kyoto| Osaka| Tokyo

Has it really been less than two weeks since I flew out of Tokyo’s Narita airport? I feel like months have passed since my time in Japan. I’ve been in transit for two days now… Sydney to Hong Kong to Seoul to Doha (where I am at the moment) and then on to Istanbul later today… Read more

Tokyo to Osaka to Kyoto

Posted in Japan| Kyoto| Osaka| Tokyo

Where to begin? I feel like so many days have past and so much has happened since my last post.  I keep checking the date to make sure I haven’t missed a blog update (Mondays and Thursdays, ya’ll).  But nope – I’m still on schedule. Over the next 5 months, I do not plan to make… Read more

A Beautiful Day in Tokyo!

Posted in Japan| Tokyo

Just wrapping up day four in Tokyo and what a day it was! My friend Midori, who came to see me at the hotel the night I arrived, took a day off of work and plannend a full day of sight seeing for me.  And when I say planned I don’t just mean that she put together… Read more

First Stop: Tokyo

Posted in Japan| RTW| Tokyo

It was a mad dash to get here – no sleep, a last minute shopping frenzy, extreme packing, and finally a bowl of killer shrimp – but I eventually made it onto the plane. Sunday morning I left LA and Monday afternoon I landed here in Tokyo.  I made it – the first stop on this… Read more

Comparing Cafe Culture

A quick pick-me-up in VancouverIs it weird that I will travel thousands of miles, spend the better part of a day on a plane and likely drop a decent wad of cash only to end up in a foreign country to do…nothing? Well, not exactly “nothing” but pretty darned close to it.  No matter where I… Read more