Rebun Island 2019: Renting a bicycle
Since I had left my car behind at Wakkanai I’d be using a bicycle to explore Rebun Island. One of the staff from Pension U-NI-…
Daisetsuzan 2019: Asahidake Ropeway
At the Asahidake Onsen ropeway station I bought a roundtrip ticket and boarded the next gondola heading up to the heart of Daisetsuzan. Thankfully the…
Tokyo 2019: Shibuya at Night
I didn’t quite feel like calling it a night after visiting Asakusa, so I took the subway across town to see Shibuya again. The entire…
Tokyo 2019: Asakusa at Night
When I left the sumo arena after they day’s tournament was over it was getting dark outside and I headed over to Asakusa to take…
Rome 2018 (Second Visit): Final Day, Part 2
We arrived at the Tiber River at the spot with the Museo dell’ Ara Pacis (museum of the Altar of Peace). This museum is one…
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Rome 2018 (Second Visit): Final Day, Part 1
On our final day in Rome we decided to do one last tour of the city on foot and revisit places we had seen during…
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Venice 2018: Walking Around East Venice
On our final day in Venice we packed up our bags after breakfast and left them at the hotel’s front desk so that we could…
Travel in 2019: The Backup Plan
I’ve been steadily giving more thought to my possible return trip to Japan and Korea but as I’ve mentioned in earlier posts there’s a fair…
