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Tsunami?
April 1-2, 2024 Sakaimanto, Japan. Oh boy, April 1st, the day of the fool…and the next day too. I must get out there and listen! Our final day in Japan and 1st day in Korea. Sakaiminato was the city of eyeballs and chopsticks and loads of street art. As the...
A-Bomb
March 30, 2024 Hiroshima, Japan We all know the story about the A-bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, but it really doesn’t sink in until you walk in the footsteps of all of those that were killed on August 6, 1945. But, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. At out...
Japan, the friendly country
March 27, 2024 Amami Japan This is our second time visiting Japan and there is no other country more welcoming and helpful than the people of Japan. Day one started with what was supposed to be a voluntary immigrations check. They told us that if we planned to go...
Republic of China
March 24, 2024 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. Our third and final stop in Taiwan. Day one, we found our internet blocked, but later that afternoon, it was unblocked, and we have had it ever since. Brian, our chief of security told us that was...
A Thrilla in Manila
March 20, 2024 We are now looking at the Philippines through the rear-view mirror. We made three very diverse and interesting stops in the Philippines. The first two, I have already written about. The third stop, Manila, was an overnighter. We were scheduled to...
No internet access
Hi faithful readers. We were warned that China may block our access to the internet. Well, they did, so I will keep writing and post whenever I can. In the meantime, my webmaster has added a tab at the top of the home page so you can go all the way to the beginning of...