• Shared today on Facebook

    Today’s accomplishment – navigating the world’s busiest transport hub (Shinjuku Station – 3.5M+ ppl per day) in the world’s biggest city (Tokyo – 37M+ ppl) all on my own to get to work. 😅🏆


    Pride goeth before a fall. After my success navigating Shinjuku in the morning, I utterly failed to make it back to the hotel in the evening. Crap GPS due to skyscrapers and even more crap directions from Google Maps saw me wandering lost for 25 min. I finally gave up, parked myself in the nearest Starbucks, and called the Snook to come pick me up. He did. #humiliated #grateful #hesthebest



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    Pride goeth before a fall. After my success navigating Shinjuku in the morning, I utterly failed to make it back to the hotel in the evening. Crap GPS due to skyscrapers and even more crap directions from Google Maps saw me wandering lost for 25 min. I finally gave up, parked myself in the nearest Starbucks, and called the Snook to come pick me up. He did. #humiliated #grateful #hesthebest

    Pride goeth before a fall. After my success navigating Shinjuku in the morning, I utterly failed to make it back to the hotel in the evening. Crap GPS due to skyscrapers and even more crap directions from Google Maps saw me wandering lost for 25 min. I finally gave up, parked myself in the nearest Starbucks, and called the Snook to come pick me up. He did. #humiliated #grateful #hesthebest


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    Today’s accomplishment – navigating the world’s busiest transport hub (Shinjuku Station – 3.5M+ ppl per day) in the world’s biggest city (Tokyo – 37M+ ppl) all on my own to get to work. 😅🏆

    Today’s accomplishment - navigating the world’s busiest transport hub (Shinjuku Station - 3.5M+ ppl per day) in the world’s biggest city (Tokyo - 37M+ ppl) all on my own to get to work. 😅🏆


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Current status: swaying over a volcano in Japan. 😳🌋


    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one smaller one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌


    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️



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    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️

    We visited the Hakone Open-Air Museum and looked at Art. But I think you can tell the piece that he was most excited about… 😂❤️


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    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌

    Day trip to Hakone today involved 7 different means of transportation! One big fast train, one other one that climbed an 8% grade up the mountain, a funicular cable car, a rope skyway, a PIRATE SHIP, a bus ride, and of course, our own feet. 😅🚊🚞🚠🏴‍☠️🚌


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    Current status: swaying over a volcano in Japan. 😳🌋

    Current status: swaying over a volcano in Japan. 😳🌋


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Harunobu Kameda!



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    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!

    Sightseeing, shrines, shopping, and sake today in Shinjuku, Harajuku, and Shibuya. It was also lovely to catch up with my colleague Nick and our old buddy Kame!


  • Shared today on Facebook

    Can you guess where we are? 😂❤️


    Highlights from a perfect day at Moominvalley Park. We rode a very special train, saw fun attractions, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. There are two Moomin parks in the whole world, and now we’ve been to both of them. ❤️☀️🚆🌳 #moomin @moominofficial


    Gyoza, cheeseburgers, and craft beer at the @wateringhole_jp! 🥟🍔🍻




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My name is Kris. I’ve been blogging since the 90’s. I live in Sydney, Australia, and I spent most of my career in the tech industry.

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