Tondabayashi, Japan Happy 2011 to friends and acquaintances new and auld, near and far. Here’s hoping the new year brings you much joy and adventure.
Asia
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January: A month of leaving Malaysia, gold domes in Brunei, sumo in Tokyo, and saying hello. February: A month of good friends, and of sad goodbyes. March: A month of sumo in…
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(photo taken by my mum) Christmas 2009 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia I had a bit of an unusual Christmas last year. This year, it feels so nice to be surrounded by snow and…
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My Last Days In Japan Tokyo, Japan My last days in Japan were unusual in so many ways, mostly because I wasn’t totally sure if I was leaving indefinitely. It turns out…
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Peace Park and the A-Bomb Dome Hiroshima, JapanI visited Hiroshima this past July, in what felt like the peak of the summer heat. It is difficult to write about Hiroshima because it…
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Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo, Japan “Pluck not the wayside flower; It is the traveller’s dower.” -William Allingham