Author Archives: Joel

Yesterday’s post now has photos. I confess sometimes I wonder why I blog my travels. Don’t get me wrong, I like having the blog to read over later and reminisce on my travels (regardless of all of my screaming fans). … Continue reading →

I swear my blogging is taking longer to do. It wasn’t all that late when I started, but it’s sure late now. Here in Japan, all mobile phone cameras make an audible “ka-click” noise when used, and this noise cannot … Continue reading →

Yesterday’s post now has photos. One of the minor annoyances about planning this trip has been those little timetabling issues. I’ll have everything worked out nicely only to suddenly discover that something has a different timetable some days, requiring an … Continue reading →

As I’m sure many of my readers know, I still play Pokémon Go. One of the nice things about paying PoGo while on holidays, though, is the potential for impromptu sightseeing that it allows – and indeed, that was almost … Continue reading →

Today’s thought for the day will take the form of this YouTube video. Because sometimes that’s exactly how it feels trying to get around here. =) Woke up this morning to beautiful sunshine… followed by snow. Right in the middle … Continue reading →