After our Miyajima excursion (almost a year ago…yeesh!) we headed back to our base in Kyoto and decided to hop a train to head to the fabled Bamboo Forest of Arashiyama. One of Adam’s favorite photographers captured some beautiful scenes here and Adam was eager to try his own hand at capturing the beauty of […]
Far From Home
My heart has been heavy these last couple of weeks. A friend is remembering the loss of her father. Another friend is coming to grips with the unexpected loss of a parent. It seems that loss is everywhere. As it always seems to happen I find connection through reading and came across a beautiful post […]
A Tale of Tattoos and Hot Tubs
During our *ahem* recent stay in Japan we got the chance to experience something rather exotic – take a dip in a Japanese Bath, or Onsen. A year ago is still considered recent, right? I digress… Japan, much like the rest of the ancient world, at some point used public baths as a way to […]
Are We Supposed to Eat That?
I know I’ve regaled you with tales of my delicious adventures with sushi in Japan and Hawaii. It is, I will argue until I die, one of the best dishes around. This will not be that sort of tale. Part of our stay at the Hotel Makoto in Miyajima was to include two traditional Japanese […]
Sacred Deer of Miyajima
To avoid an overly long day of travel after our visit to Hiroshima we decided to stay the night on the small island of Miyajima at a true public house – the only affordable lodging on this tiny island. Miyajima is famously known for it’s world heritage Floating Torii – a wooden gate that stands […]
Hiroshima Peace Museum
In light of my new self-challenge to let go of my need for perfectionism in writing I decided to tackle a post that has been dodging me since I first contemplated how to put it into words. Adam and I visited the city of Hiroshima while in Japan with our main goals being to see […]
Chasing Dreams
Bucket lists. Before-you-die lists. Must-do lists. If it sounds like a chore, I probably won’t do it. That’s why I prefer “Chasing Dreams”. Various times over the years I’ve had the opportunity to talk about my absolute musts in life. Things that, should I have a chance to do, would make my life that much […]
Stuck on Pause
Wow it’s been a while. I realize that I left the blog hanging with our Japan trip…did we simply STOP our Japanese adventure after noticing we were the only white people around? Did we have time for more sushi? How did we get back home? …are we even home right now? I realize the questions […]