2012 started on a high note…well, 5,280 feet to be exact. But after a short 10 month stay in Denver, our bags were once again packed. Our life abroad as expats wasn’t quite done… So, with passport pages ready, we headed east, towards the “Rising Sun.” We lived in a box and worked for a fox … Continue reading »
This weeks postaday Photo Challenge is Geometry. At first it really had us stumped.. Then we remembered Japan, the crowded subway and a very cool shot. You can see our past entries here. Related articles Weekly Photo Challenge : Geometry (cherylandrews.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry (hereandthere5.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry (thepetalpusher.wordpress.com) Weekly Photo Challenge – Geometric … Continue reading »
Bringing a dog from Korea to America is much easier than bringing a dog from America to Korea. Here is what you have to do, We left from Gimhae but I imagine everything is the same through Seoul. 1st. When you book your airline ticket, make sure your airline allows dogs in the cabin, that … Continue reading »
The lucky joys of Korean weather… while Florida is receiving torrential downpours thanks to TS Debbie and Colorado is stricken with awful wildfires…. Here is Busan, we have clouds and cool weather. As you can see by the weather radar from today, the storms pass between SE Asia, China and Japan, but leave SOK … Continue reading »
I just returned from Fukuoka Japan where I went on a 33 hour Visa Run for teaching in Korea. I want to write this so it is helpful for anyone else needing to go, because I had a hard time finding the facts on the internet. You can only go on a Visa Run if … Continue reading »
We left our wonderful guest house nice and early on Tuesday Morning. Sweet Nishibe drove us to TamaPlaza where we took the Limo Bus to the airport. It runs every 30 minutes or so, costs 2,800 a person and takes 2 hours. We arrived at the airport only to find out that a nice storm … Continue reading »
50 days later and our time here in Japan has come to an end. For many reasons we have decided to move on. The country here is beautiful, but it is much more of a tourist destination for us than a home.Today, we board a plane to Busan, South Korea to make it our home … Continue reading »
Odaiba (お台場?) is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo. It was initially built for defensive purposes in the 1850s, dramatically expanded during the late 20th century as a seaport district, and has developed since the 1990s as a major commercial, residential and leisure area. We highly recommend Odaiba as a place to visit when the … Continue reading »
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We decided to try to make our own sushi. Here in Japan you find mostly sashimi nothing like the creative colorful and flavorful rolls found in the states. That is okay. But, we wanted to make dinner, were starving and thought we would give it a try. We actually had enough supplies to make … Continue reading »
Our fellow guest house friends brought us to a Chanko Nabe restaurant on Tuesday night. There, we sat on the floor, paid $45 a person and ate like a Sumo Wrestler. Chanko Nabe is a stew of sorts with all different types of meat and veggies. It gets is ugh caloric intake by the rice … Continue reading »
Our friend Akemi took us to the Edo-Tokyo Museum the other day. It was basically the history of Edo, or old Tokyo. There were a ton of models to see of old houses and cities. Here Adam is pulling me on a tuktuk I highly recommend if you go, renting the recording to listen to … Continue reading »
…..there are two fates in my time on earth to which I will do my best to avoid. One is to ever find myself in a situation where I need to resort to canabalism for survival….the other….is to own a minivan. Either would mean that I have found myself at the hopeless end of lifes … Continue reading »
This St. Patricks Day a Potluck in our guesthouse was put together. Everyone had to bring something to share. I made Shepherds Pie. You can find the recipe I used here . Rob made delicious fruit salad The spread of food was nice because there were so many flavors to try. The bull riding … Continue reading »
With special cameo appearance from the sun last Thursday, Nicole and I took the rare opportunity and break in the dreary weather pattern to check out the city of Kamakura, Japan. Similar in traditional styling and feel to Kyoto but quit a bit smaller, Kamakura has become a pretty big tourist spot for Tokyo locals … Continue reading »
Get creative Ladies and Gentleman. That building in the middle is the Asahi Beer main office. Doesn’t the building remind you of a beer. The building represents the ice cold refreshing golden brew and the white on the top represents the head of the beer! Such a creative marketing and yet not too tacky idea! … Continue reading »
A few weeks ago we took the subway north to Asukasa. This district is part of the “old downtown.” It was settled by merchants back in 1603. The entrance gate to the area is called The Kaminarimon…meaning the Gate f the God. The street of shopping just after the gate leading to the temple is … Continue reading »
