Japan is not a small country! It is as long from end to end as from the Canadian border north of Seattle, WA to the Mexican border, about 1800 km. In just 5 weeks for Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū Islands,…
Hokkaidō Island, Japan September 2017
I awoke on my last day to see snow falling outside. Very pretty! Asahidake Onsen is at the same latitude as Eugene, Oregon, where it is certainly not snowing on October 4th. Indoor Onsen at my hotel in Asahikawa. Onsen…
South Korea September 2017
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…
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…
Tainan, Taiwan April 2017
Sometimes you have to make adjustments. Two days ago I apparently pulled a muscle in my back (or injured a disc) lifting my motorcycle onto its stand the wrong way. Yeah, I should know better! Since I could barely stand…