Yesterday I did a radio program and shared some thoughts about my trip to Japan last week. I enjoy the medium of radio, speaking in clean sound bites, leaving room for the hosts to get in their questions, and mostly, having interesting things to share about the destination. I have […]
On the front page of today’s Recorder are two lowlifes from Athol who fled to Virginia after allegedly murdering one of the most interesting men who ever lived in Orange, MA. That man was Thomas A Harty, and in the paper today his long life story was told. Among the […]
In any trip to Japan, you’ll see a lot of shrines and Buddhist temples. As in Europe, where cathedrals and monasteries are always on the itinerary, here too despite the fact that 80 percent of the population no longer attends any church, religious sites are at the top of the […]
I have a tendency to try to adopt or least want to adopt many things that I find on my journeys. When I came back from The Republic of Georgia I was determined cooked fast large buffets just like they did in that country. I even had a dinner party […]
I’m walking down a hill looking at what I have 1.5 million LED lightbulbs all arranged and undulating to create dragons and incredible forms on the sides of a ski slope. It’s called Myoko Happiness Illumination, and in an ‘only in Japan’ kind of way, it was a thrill! This […]
I arrived in Japan on Thursday, and here are some of my observations so far after touring around Tokyo, and a town in the suburbs called Kanto. First, Japan is crowded, it becomes the clearest when I stood at an intersection in the Ginza district and the sea of humanity […]
I took a recent trip aboard one of today’s most modern planes, Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner 9, which is in service daily between Boston and Tokyo. It’s a 13-hour flight, so comfort is paramount, and this plane made the journey much easier. In addition, JAL’s flight attendants were there at every […]
After 16 years of regular travel, I am happy to still be completely excited about wherever I end up. I anticipate trips as my regular tonic, having a trip coming up is what keeps me happy and on course. Today I am writing this at breakfast at the Hotel Keihan […]
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I remember this scene well, it was early morning, and I took a stroll down a back street in Shiraz, Iran in 2008. Men were lining up to get breakfast from a giant metal bowl, it was called ful, a mix of chickpeas and vegetables, served using this lavash bread […]
I’ve decided to add an extra night to my Japan trip so I can enjoy some of the fun of Tokyo. My journey to Hokuriku, “The Japanese Alps,” takes me out of Tokyo after one day, so I moved my flight up to the day before. I will thus have […]
When I was only 21 years old, I had a fantastic opportunity that I jumped on. I was working for Transitions Abroad, a print magazine based in Amherst, and it was 1980. I was trying to sell advertising to Japan Airlines, but after a failed pitch I got a nice […]