Hakodate 2019: Walking around Motomachi
On my first morning in Hakodate I spent an hour or so wandering around Motomachi, the neighborhood where my AirBnB was located. Motomachi is located…
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Late to the Party – Tetris Effect
Welcome to Late to the Party, a series in which I discuss video games that I’ve finally gotten around to playing. Today I’m going to…
Hakodate 2019: The view from Mt Hakodate
After spending a little time down by the harbor I marched up to the Mt Hakodate ropeway station and rode the gondola up to the…
Hakodate 2019: Arrival in Hakodate
Sorry for the long delay since my last post. Don’t worry, I didn’t catch the COVID. What’s kept me away from this website is that…
Europe 2012 Began 8 Years Ago Today
Eight years ago today my first trip across Europe began. For three and a half months I wandered all across Europe, starting in London and…
Matsushima (松島) 2019
Once I finished up at Yamadera Temple I got on a train back to Sendai Station where I quickly transferred to another train that took…
Yamadera Temple (山寺) 2019
On my second day of sightseeing from Sendai I started with a visit to Yamadera Temple. From Sendai Station there are hourly trains heading west…
Online Writing Anniversary 2020
Today I’m taking a quick break from publishing travel posts in order to commemorate my online writing anniversary. Eight years ago today I published my…
Hiraizumi 2019: Chusonji Temple (中尊寺)
My second and final piece of sightseeing in Hiraizumi was at Chusonji Temple. Chusonji is Hiraizumi’s most popular attraction and like the rest of the…
Hiraizumi 2019: Walking across town
While there are buses in Hiraizumi, I decided to walk from Motsuji Temple to my next destination in town. Part of this was because my…
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