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We came for fellowship (and wine). We got freezing temperatures (and more fellowship). We holed up in single Airstreams all weekend and it was divine. I’ve always said we act like little kids away at camp. This time we went…
One of our Airstream famiglia caught eight crabs from a kayak… while three of us caught an expensive charter boat to get ten crabs each and a ride around the Bay. That’s just one of many fun differences this group…
Travel is such a great differentiator in life. You learn so many things — about culture, about the differences in earth’s geography, about the people you’re with. Every opportunity to see all those things in production informs our lives. I…
The square in front of the Blue Mosque covers the site of the ancient “Hippodrome” – one of the most famous areas in Byzantine Constantinople. The Hippodrome was once the equivalent of the Roman Circus Maximus – the original was…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
