One More Look Back at Japan
The eighth and final instalment in our (not so) recent adventures in Japan. May 3-17, 2015: After a summer hiatus from writing the blog, I stumbled upon one more folder […]
Japan, So Much Good Food
The seventh instalment in our (not so) recent adventures in Japan. May 3-17, 2015: One of the best parts of traveling is trying the food in new regions, which is […]
Japan, Land of Cute
The sixth instalment of our (not-so) recent adventures in Japan. May 3-17, 2015: There are so many different facets to Japanese culture. But one of the most intriguing has to […]
Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market
The fifth instalment of our (not-so) recent adventures in Japan. May 15, 2015: The Tsukiji Fish Market is the real deal…a wholesale fish market that is one of the world’s […]
The Sumo Experience
Here’s the fourth instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. May 11, 2015: Sumo is traditional Japanese wrestling with a history dating back nearly two thousand years. One of the […]
Weekend in Kyoto
Here’s the third instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. May 8-10, 2015: Not long before our trip to Japan, we met a young Philippines Navy officer named E during […]
Twelve Days of Tokyo
Here’s the second instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. May 4-17, 2015: With twelve days to spend in Tokyo awaiting Chris’ visa, we had plenty of time to take […]
Shinjuku, Our Home Base in Tokyo
Here’s the first instalment of our recent adventures in Japan. The idea for this trip came about because Chris needed a visa so he could go back to work. We […]
494 Years and One Day Ago Today
April 28, 2015: One of Europe’s most famous explorers – right up there in the ranks with Columbus (the Americas), Cabot (North America) and Vasco de Gama (India via Cape […]
A Look at Holy Week in the Philippines
March 29 – April 5, 2015: For the Roman Catholic majority in the Philippines, Holy Week is one of the most important religious observances. It marks the sombre crucifixion and […]
M/V MOKEN 