After surviving the horrors of sleep deprivation and exhaustion from the previous day, the next day seemed rather normal in comparison. I had no itinerary, no appointments – all I had to do was show up at Shinjuku Station at 11:00 a.m. Yuka and Junko were going to do the rest for me. =) +++ Yuka and Junko were already at the station when I got there a few minutes before 11:00 a.m. Frannie came a short while later. It…
Our first full day in Tokyo was completely devoted to them: Friday morning we got up bright and early and headed towards Tokyo Dome to join the line up for concert goods. The ride towards Suidobashi was surprisingly nice. We got there fairly early and joined the line up. Since it was a weekday morning, there weren’t as many people in line as I had thought. Last year in Sapporo it took more than two hours to make it to…
A little behind in updates this time around. It’s Christmas next week! Time has really flown by in a wink. Asia almost seems like a lifetime ago, but I’m hoping my memory will hold out as I try to recall all the details of my trip. Starting off in Tokyo, we arrived at Narita in the afternoon on the 18th. I think out of the five flights I flew on this trip, this one turned out to be the worst….
I took a 3-day whirlwind bus trip to Boston last weekend. I had the chance to meet up with my friend Tammy briefly at Quincy Market on the first day, then took a whale-watching excursion in Cape Ann on the second day. On the way home on the last day, we stopped by Waterloo Premium Outlets to do some shopping before heading back across the border. I think this trip was one of the quickest and most fast-paced trips I’ve…
Day 6 began with an early morning wake up call as we headed out for our Big Island tour. I wasn’t too happy being up at the crack of dawn, but I was excited to go island hopping for the day. Our shuttle picked us up at the hotel and we were dropped off at Honolulu Airport. After getting our passes sorted, we waited about an hour before getting called to the gates. The flight to Hilo would last 45…