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Gokayama (五箇山).
I went on a little day-trip to Gokayama (五箇山) today. I tagged along with another JET who has a friend with a car. A car! Such a treat. Gokayama is a bit out-of-the-way. Still in Toyama prefecture, but...
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Winter Vacation Travel Diary: George Town, pt.1
December 29 – December 31, 2012 Alex did most, okay all, of the planning for the trip. GOD BLESS HER. However, I really wanted to see George Town after reading The New York Times 36-hours in Penang...
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Weekend: 2月17日: Red Dress Run in Tokyo//Shibuya//Kamakura.
My momma bear e-mailed me about last week’s Tokyo weekend, which I had not posted about yet, specifically asking if the city was growing on me? It is. It’s blinking lights and absolute bizarreness is...
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SPRING BREAK Day 3: Live blogging in Kyoto.
9:00 a.m. – I woke up all excited for breakfast at my hostel: yogurt, fruit, bread, orange juice, and coffee. Today’s fruit was blueberries! I also learned that the homemade bread is made with rice...
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SPRING BREAK Day 4: Last day in Osaka.
10:00 a.m. – Last breakfast at Hostel 64. I’m sad. Here is my last piece of rice flour bread and my last bit of homemade pear jam. I just asked Rachel if we could have a day of coffee and animals,...
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SPRING BREAK Day 5: Inari Shrine, here I come!
10:00 a.m. – Breakfast, ahhhh, a far cry from Osaka’s Hostel 64 spread. I am trying not to let last night’s weird and stressful hostel situation ruin Kyoto for me. So despite being a little bummed, a...
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VIDEO /// Travel Makeup.
Hi everyone. I am back home from Kyoto, feeling a wee bit worn out. I’m making a veggie-packed black bean soup and drinking some Emergen-C. I often feel a little tired and haggard when (and after) I’m...
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FLASHBACK TO LONDON 2012: A weekend with Natalie.
Flashback to July 2012, London. It is Friday afternoon, and I have a three-day weekend off from “work” which was assisting a THEATRE PROGRAM IN LONDON FOR A MONTH. Pinch me. That happened? I am...
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SPRING BREAK HIGHLIGHTS.
Embarrassing blogging moment #2,001. I was live blogging on Spring Break, which was fun, but left for some choppy/erratic/poorly photographed days. See Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, and...
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JAZZ FEST WEEKEND: 15 highlights from Louisiana!
It took forever to fly down there and I forgot my headphones, but I had the 800-page Goldfinch to keep me company. I’m only about a quarter of the way through it. (I found 60 percent off Bose...
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