Author: melmalinowski
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Hokkaidō Island, Japan September 2017
After departing Seoul, I flew up north to the northerly Japanese island of Hokkaidō. My goal is to sample numerous onsen (hot springs) and do some hiking, traveling by train and bus. Many of our family have visited Japan, or at least have heard much about it, so it seems a bit unnecessary to go…
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South Korea September 2017
[vc_row][vc_column 0=””][vc_column_text] Korea is much in the news recently. I have stopped over in Seoul a few times, and came to like it (see Seoul October 2016). I scheduled in two weeks here in order to go beyond Seoul and get to know the area beyond a bit better. It is easy to forget how…
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Upcoming 2017-18
The next adventure begins September 19th. Details as it progresses. [Great news on a project dear to our hearts: the Hawaiian Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of wild reef fish for sale to the international aquarium market (nearly a million a year) was not properly reviewed for its environmental impact, and must stop…
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Alaska August 2017
Next adventure: Alaska. Many of our family (most?) have been here before, but some of you may not, so I’ll put in lots of detail for you. This is a very long posting. Approaching Anchorage, AL at 11pm, it is still twilight. A number of glaciers stand out below us. Alaska is BIG! (noted later:…
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Washington State July 2017
I was born in Aberdeen, on the central Pacific coast of the State of Washington. When I was 2 years old, my family moved to Amboy because my father was part of a venture that had won a contract to prepare a new railroad grade to a plywood mill. My parents bought 17 acres that…