Sakura are prime

Tosi my host confirms that there is a track up the 1300 meter mountain. So it's easy to get motivated on such a sunny day to get out and go conquer a peak eventhough I had promised myself to take aЧитать далее
Tosi my host confirms that there is a track up the 1300 meter mountain. So it's easy to get motivated on such a sunny day to get out and go conquer a peak eventhough I had promised myself to take aЧитать далее
Ah, finally that rest day. Overcast, mellow, some time on my tablet while lounging on the tatami.
I found a remote outside Onsen that transported me back a hundred years or so, it was in a woodsyЧитать далее
The Mt. Ogi Fire Festival was started in 1976 and signals the arrival of spring by offering to the hot spring gods, who are said to rest on Mt. Ogi during winter, the grass and flowers that will bloomЧитать далее
I failed to make a reservation for the 9:47 highway bus, but I got lucky that I was able to go on the 12:45. So I had some extra time in Beppu and figured I would get in another Onsen. I picked a veryЧитать далее
Did a nice tablet work session in the morning while the weather wasn't all that great outside. Then I went meandering through the city which is highly industrious, cosmopolitan, very rich andЧитать далее
Got in a great conversation with a young Frenchman named Damien who has been traveling for a year and a half now after he worked as an engineer in Dubai for 5 years. He has amazing stories from allЧитать далее
The Shinkansen to Hiroshima was fast. I got there in just about an hour. It left me a lot of time to hang by the river on a park bench and later in the middle of a very enjoyable crowd full ofЧитать далее
On the way to the bus station I come by the football stadium and the fans are already lining up early to get into the stadium for a 2:00 afternoon game I guess they spend the whole day inside theЧитать далее
I meet Ainwright from Melbourne, Australia while walking to the bike rental place. We set a good place and decide to ride together until I have to double back to retrieve my phone that I left on theЧитать далее
I knock out the first 6K before 9:00 but it's still raining and it's supposed to rain for a bit more so I immediately stopped for a cup of coffee and regroup. It takes an hour for the rain to stop andЧитать далее