Papua Paradise: January-February 2020 (Part 1)
Saturday, January 25-Sunday, January 26, 2020 Given that I was born in 1960, was soon to turn 60 and this trip was » Read more
Saturday, January 25-Sunday, January 26, 2020 Given that I was born in 1960, was soon to turn 60 and this trip was » Read more
After a beyond-my-wildest-dreams week luxuriating in Kyoto during an off-the charts cherry blossom bloom, we met up with our friend Martin at » Read more
In my Michel Thomas Japanese course on CD, a phrase I learned was appropo: Nihon ni ittara, Fuji-san o mitai desu. (When » Read more
In my last posts from Japan, we had spent several bitter but productive days in Hokkaido shooting sea eagles, Japanese cranes and » Read more
Tuesday, February 6, 2018 Swan Lake lives! We spent a picture perfect morning at Lake Kussharo. It was snowing when we » Read more
Monday, February 5, 2018 Breakfast at the Green Park Hotel in Tsurui was Japanese, with grilled salted salmon, daikon pickles, rice, and » Read more
Friday, February 2, 2018 This day’s destination is in large part why we signed up for this trip. Who can resist » Read more
Tuesday, January 30, 2017 (evening) Back at the hotel, exiting our room and waiting for the elevator, there was a slender, slightly » Read more
To paraphrase Dickens, it was the best of trips, it was the worst of trips. We love Japan, so much that this » Read more
Thursday, November 10, 2016 We took our leave of the MOPA group the day before on a decidely down note, thanks to » Read more