That was seven weeks ago, and it seems even longer after my recent trips to Boston and Brooklyn. I really need to push myself to write up the rest of the trip while I can still remember it. I have a long train ride on Amtrack to Albany, so no excuses today! *** I amContinue reading “Tokyo 3/1/25”
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BOS/BKLN, Vincent/Ani
I really thought that after returning from Japan in March I would quickly get all caught up with “life” and have time for a lot of blogging. I managed to blog about the first 3 days in Japan (of 13) but for the last 2 weeks I have been struggling to have the energy toContinue reading “BOS/BKLN, Vincent/Ani”
Kamakura 2/28/25
WOW! That was a whole month ago. It is March 29th today, and I am trying to squeeze in some writing between my 6 am masters swim and my upcoming bike/yoga “challenge” later this morning. I read a GREAT (but very long, you can listen to it if you prefer) article yesterday. It was soContinue reading “Kamakura 2/28/25”
Tokyo 2/27/25
It is 3/14, Happy Pi Day! Eat some 🥧 at 1:59 if u can ! I was awake at 2am when my alarm went off to see the blood moon lunar eclipse, should have set it 5 minutes earlier! Here are photos from 2:30 am and 6 am (the iPhone is not great at moonContinue reading “Tokyo 2/27/25”
Tokyo 2/26/25
I am writing this on 3/5 as traveling from Tokyo to Kyoto at 180mph on the Shinkansen 🚄 train ! I doubt we will have a good view of Mt Fuji as it is cloudy and drizzly today but here are some Google images. Alex and I left JFK in NYC at midnight on MondayContinue reading “Tokyo 2/26/25”
TWA Hotel at JFK
Today is March 1st and Alex and I have had 4 busy and wondrous days in Japan. I’ll post daily travel blogs when I have the time. But for today I just want to write about my fun stay at the TWA hotel for 30 hours before our JAL flight. I flew in that earlyContinue reading “TWA Hotel at JFK”
loose ends….
ONE week from now I will be a few hours into my 14 hour flight from JFK/NYC to Haneda/Tokyo. Besides packing and other chores I wanted to wrap up the last travel blog that I need to get done. But first…. Here is a great blog entry from Substack I just came across. She isContinue reading “loose ends….”
Florida: December 2024
Better late than never? I guess. Two months ago, I spent a week in Florida, letting my body recover from the November Ironman Race and my mind to have a brief break from the election results and my personal issues. I am on day 4 of an awful bout of Influenza A and had toContinue reading “Florida: December 2024”
Post IM Roadtrip: Florida-Buffalo
If I finish and post this, it will be my second one of the day. I don’t think that has happened before! But before I can start writing about November, I must share the amazing birds I saw on my beach walk. I bundled up well; it was only 39 degrees and very windy. WalkingContinue reading “Post IM Roadtrip: Florida-Buffalo”
Imagine….
It is January 20th, 2025. Of course, I am on a full news blackout and won’t even venture onto social media. I did post a photo to Instagram this morning as I sipped coffee and read my Kindle on the couch of my VRBO in South Carolina. As I mentioned in my last post, IContinue reading “Imagine….”