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July 2008

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Goodbye, dear Tokyo. I will return.

So I’m in China now to start the real reason I’m over here – work. This will be the final post in this blog, as I’m certain none of you have any interest in my next eight days of administrivia….

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Mountains, Lakes, and Bullets

It was a long trek to Hakone and Mt. Fuji on Saturday – but after being on my feet about 16 hrs the previous day, I was ready for a more restful tour. Mt. Fuji is considered by the Japanese…

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It’s all downhill after seeing a 400 lb. tuna

Just kidding. The rest of the day was fantastic. (But you gotta admit – that’s one attention-grabbing opener.)I’ve never been a fan of “group tours.” If you haven’t noticed, I have a bit of an independent streak. But today was…

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Go Fissssssssssssh!

Warning: This post is not for the faint of heart or those easy-to-be-queasy. It is, in fact, a posting about a bunch of dead fish. Millions of pounds… of dead fish. Read on at your own risk. So when I…

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July 7th is “Make a Wish” Day

I’m up here at 3am… oh, the joys of pre-jetlag. Up early and ready to roll — I’ll be dragging tail by this afternoon. I had a couple of hours before I leave for the famed fish market and thought…

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I’m heeeeeeere!

Two good flights and every piece of luggage present and accounted for. Airport navigation to find a bus was simple. Arrived at my hotel around 6:00, dumped my bags and headed out on foot. Tokyo is famous for it’s culinary…

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Already off to a good start.

So I’m a bit intimidated by what little research I’ve done on Tokyo – it’s “gi-normous” as my nephews would say. I know I have very little time – and even less patience – about being lost and losing precious…

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