My favorite time to write is while on public transportation, be it on an airplane or a train. Here I am, sitting on a plane
Category: Asia
South East Asia Part 1: Vietnam
South East Asia Part 1: Vietnam If there is one place capable of capturing the collective imagination with visions of fabled treasures, unexplored jungle, ancient
A Stroll in Seoul
The moment I stepped out of the airplane I felt like I had just jumped a few years into the future. Incheon International Airport (Seoul’s
Japan Day 13 – Tokyo (Ghibli Studios & Museum)
A simple “Ii o-tenki desu-ne” was sufficient to launch me into a 3 hour Japanese conversation. That ubiquitous phrase, meaning “Nice weather, isn’t it?” is
Japan Day 12 – Kanazawa
For today’s excursion, the city of Kanazawa, we took the Shinkansen to Nagoya and from there an express train to our destination. On our way
Japan Day 11 – Miyajima & Hiroshima
Without any doubt, in this trip filled with adventures and humor, to me the evening spent in Hiroshima was the most emotionally draining part of
Japan Day 9 – Koya-san
It was nice, for a change, not having to wake up at six in the morning. Chakie picked us up at 9:15 and that gave
Japan Day 8 – Osaka
Our Shinkansen arrived in Shin-Osaka, the major train station, perfectly on time at 12:05pm. At the gates my friend Chakie was waiting for us and
Japan Day 7 – Kyoto
Japan’s ancient Capital is known worldwide for the variety of temples, gardens and cherry trees, which, unfortunately for us, had already lost their blossoms and
Japan Day 6 – Takayama
Another early morning in our schedule with the train taking us to Takayama, a pretty town at the feet of the mountains well known for
