#FriFotos: Keeping up with Japanese Style
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Japan dislodged itself from the present and now exists in some kind of space-time future. Things that can be found on a normal […]
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Adventures in Post-Travel Blues
We had just been delivered the news: after missing our connecting flight by 30 minutes, we would have to wait two days (!) for the next available flight home from […]
#FriFotos: Holy Places
I am not a religious person. So, I’ve traveled around the world with a bit of curious reverence toward places of worship. We may be brought up in one religion […]
Things I lost in Las Vegas
1. Dignity 2. The contents of my stomach (#1 and #2 are related) 3. $300, at a rate of $20 every 5 minutes (#1 and #3 are related)* 4. All […]
The Portland Japanese Garden
Here, miles from Japan I stand as if warmed by the Spring sunshine of home. Visiting the Portland Japanese Garden was the closest I’ve been to Japan since I rode […]
amanda elsewhere 