Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
My favorite thing when it comes to shopping in Japan: 100円 stores!! (that’s another sign for Japanese yen). Would I be able to find one within walking distance of my house? We’ve lived at this address for a month and a half and I haven’t seen anything resembling one, but a lot of times they’re…
Victory! This is me and my receipt for a qua-gillion yen. TA-DA!! In summary, it took three separate days of trying to get them my rent money (you’d think they’d make it EASY for me to give them an envelope stuffed with cash) and the rent was 11 days late when delivered at 4:40 this…
(foil mustachio) But you MUST pay the rent! (foil hair bow) But I CAN’T pay the rent! (foil mustachio) But you MUST pay the rent! (foil hair bow) But I CAN’T pay the rent! (foil mustachio) But you MUST pay the rent!(foil hair bow) But I CAN’T pay the rent! (foil bow tie) I’LL pay…
Chris had to work New Year’s Eve…well sort of. He had to do a little bit of work but mostly was just required to be on base all night in case someone did something stupid. Surprisingly, no one did! So we had a great time with all our friends at the officer’s club casino night…
Anticipation (and security) ran high for Japanese Emperor Akihito’s annual New Year’s greeting, one of two times annually the public is allowed inside the Imperial Palace grounds. I recommended this New Year activity in this article I wrote for the local paper.Apparently his speech included a wish for the financial situation of his country to…
Beijing feels wild—over the edge to the tune of Cairo and other forgotten cities where back alleys get you lost in time as well as off the map. And there’s no better time to go then the dead of winter, when frosty temperatures means practically zero tourists, crystal clear air (in a city infamous for…
We told our guide we wanted to see the Beijing 2008 Olympic sites if possible, so we stopped for a photo op of the Birds Nest and the Water Cube last week in Beijing. In the theme of it we went ahead and sung the Olympic intro song they played at the beginning and end…
