Osaka Plans
Osaka isn’t as large or have as many things to do as Tokyo, but I’ve heard it’s a very different flavor of city and has it’s own things to offer.
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Wanderings and Musings: You never see a motorcycle parked outside of a Psychiatrist’s office…
Tokyo Plans
Tokyo is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. And there is so much to do there. I’m sure I will barely scratch the surface in the few weeks I’m there, but here are a few of the things I am interested in seeing:
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Leaving for Japan!
I’m finally taking my dream trip to Japan! I’ve been planning this trip for about 3 years, so it’s a long time coming. And because it’s the place I most want to visit, I made sure to plan to be over there for the maximum time that the standard US Passport instant visa will allow…
Want to know what kind of stuff I’ll be doing over there? Then read on…
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Galapagos Islands
As I sat down to write about my trip to the Galapagos Islands, I began to think how small and ordinary the tales I was about to tell in comparison to the wonder and incredible beauty of the animals I saw.
There is something so amazing about swimming with sea lions, turtles, penguins and iguanas; when you are just a visitor in their environment and they continue right about their business and will approach within inches of you out of curiosity.
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Cusco Peru
The flight to Cusco was an easy one taking only a little over an hour. But right away I could feel the altitude. Just walking out of the airport felt like I had been running instead of walking at a fast pace. Don’t underestimate how poorly the altitude can make you feel. More »
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Land of the Incas – 5 Weeks in Peru
Well, actually it was 3 weeks in Peru and 2 weeks in Ecuador, but that makes for a bit of a long title.
I wanted to do very little pre-planning on this trip and just see how things flowed. I had some general plans like seeing Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands, but didn’t want to figure out everything in advance and micro-manage my days. So really the only thing I did was have the ticket for my flight in and out of Lima.
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Burning Man 2009
This is my second Burning Man experience and it feels much different than the first time. I don’t know if it is because I have already been exposed to all of the excitement before, if there is just a different energy in the air, or people around seem to be more withdrawn this year. More »
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Learning how to travel in Costa Rica
Wow! It’s been two years since I took my trip to Costa Rica, and I’m just getting around to writing this article. Talk about procrastination! To be fair to myself, I hadn’t even started the blog yet at that point. But once I had started it, I kept meaning to write this and show a few pictures.
This trip was my first international trip, alone, traveling light and simple, not speaking the local language and with very little planning. Just the way I want to travel! But this would be the test of whether it was a style of traveling that I could handle. Instead of describing my trip in detail, I’m going to touch on points as to how this journey shaped my future travels. More »
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Drawing – Flaming Soccer ball
January 20th, 2010 – A birthday drawing for Briana. She wanted a purple soccer ball, with blue flames (she said she told me this, but I didn’t hear 
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Drawing – Girl and her kitten
February 22nd, 2010 – For Aleah’s 11th birthday, she picked an old picture of herself holding Neko. Although her birthday isn’t until August, I needed to get started on this early since I won’t be here for the 3 months right up to her birthday. I really like how it turned out.
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