This week I heard from two entirely separate people that they're heading off soon for a Japanese holiday, but both of them were destined for Tokyo and not sure if they'd go far beyond it. Of course you will, I cried! You're missing the best parts otherwise! And so I was prompted to write this …
Japan
Digital scrapbooking and recalling Japan a decade on
I'm a bit of a hoarder. (My mother will read this. She'll say I'm not just a bit of a hoarder ...)In any case, I'm entirely too sentimental and I hate to throw anything away that reminds me of some fun or interesting thing that happened to me in the past. Of course, when it's travel-related it …
On seeing snow fall for the first time at 25
There are many millions of people in the world who see nothing unusual in falling snow. It's a regular part of their life experience, something they've always known, and something that is probably often more of a nuisance than anything else. I am not one of those people. I can detail many of …


