Asia 2017 Travelogue Posts Recap
Last week I finally wrapped up the series of travelogue posts that chronicled my 2017 journey across Japan and South Korea. For those that missed…
Tokyo (Second Visit): The Calm After The Storm
I arrived back at Narita International Airport in Japan as Typhoon Lan was unleashing its fury across almost the entire nation. Thankfully the weather wasn’t…
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The Last Photo From Japan
Last week I published post about the last photo I took in Korea, so today it’s time to publish the last photo I took in…
Fukuoka: Stopover
My cycling adventure in Itoshima had delayed my departure from there until the afternoon and left me very tired, to the point that I nearly…
Itoshima: The Boondocks of Japan
I was getting closer to my flight from Japan to Korea but there was still a little time left. From Nagasaki I used my rail…
Nagasaki: Western Influences
With my plans for Miyajima washed away in the rain, I returned to Hiroshima Station earlier than originally planned and continued my journey west across…
Miyajima: The Floating Torii
From my hostel in Hiroshima I took the tram to Hiroshima Station and then began the short trip to the island of Miyajima. A train…
Hiroshima & Himeji: Destruction & Splendor
At Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka I purchased a reservation for my shinkansen (bullet train) to Hiroshima. The shinkansen was set to depart Osaka at 1:09pm,…
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Osaka & Nara: The Running Man & The Deer
It only takes about 30 minutes to get to Osaka from Kyoto by train. Because of their relatively close proximity it’s certainly possible to visit…
Kyoto: Cultural Capital
From Kanazawa I set out for Kyoto, the old capital of Japan and a city that is probably second only to Tokyo in terms of…
