Tag: Travel
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Yamathon 2025: Running Around Tokyo
Last fall, when I learned about the Yamathon, a chance to traverse the iconic Yamanote train line around central Tokyo on foot, I knew I had to do it.Note: True Yamanote line fans will listen to this video in the background as they read this post. Background Last year, I was in the middle of…
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Boulder Bites: Seven Specific Stops
One day, I let my stomach and taste buds take over. That day was a snowy Sunday in Boulder, Colorado a couple years ago. A group of friends and I ate and drank our way through seven spots downtown. We called it our Boulder World Eating Tour, and it was deliciously extra in the best…
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Optimizing Tokyo Trains
Imagine this, you’re on vacation… To Japan no less! You’ve made it to Tokyo and it’s time to take your first train; you figure out tickets and step onboard. After scanning left and right, there’s a decision to be made… Where do I sit? After years of rigorous research AKA riding Tokyo trains, I have…
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Reflections: US March 2024 Trip
Yesterday I arrived back home in Tokyo after a couple weeks in California and Colorado. It was a good trip and after giving it some thought, I have a few takeaways. Thinking about my experience in the US, it was very people oriented. Yes, there were specific tasks to get through that dictated plans, but…
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30 Days of Postcards – November 2023
On November 30, 2023, I walked to my local post office in Tokyo, bought 30 stamps, mailed 30 postcards and hoped modern international mail would do as promised. BACKSTORY One day while browsing the vast sea of the interwebs, I stumbled across a blog post titled “Challenge-a-Day”. Unsurprisingly, it tickled me (if you’re reading this,…
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