Two Pirates in Japan: 2013

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

"Okay, people, tomorrow morning, 10 a.m., Santa's coming to town."

Last night I was having a rather bad flare up of PCS, better known as Pre-Christmas Syndrome. I knew I needed to sleep, but I was far too exited to do so. Eventually with the perfect combination of the fan blowing on me and the dog cuddling with my legs I managed to find some sleep, only to awake at 4:00 in the am to be whisked away by our chauffer (my sister Randi) to PDX. Two hours and a few crazy drivers later we have arrived at the airport, cleared the TSA without any cavity checks and now await our flight. Next stop: Narita international airport outside of Tokyo.

See you in the future.

Xoxo,

Gossip Girl

They're Ba-ack

It's been three years, but I think it's safe to kick the tires on this travel blog and start things up and running again. Next month we will be leaving once again for the land of the rising sun (which I'm pretty sure I've never seen the sun rise over).

This time around we are focusing more on taking photos and seeing things that are a bit off the normal path for tourists, while still mixing in some of our most favorite things about the country - such as crepes, giant robots and long baths at scolding temperatures.

Here is a not-so-complete map of our planned travels:

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In theory we will be covering around 2700 miles, which is just shy of a trip across America, over the course of 23 days. Planning has been difficult due to arriving in the summer as it opens up new activities and festivals that weren't around in the spring. Thus far we will hoping to hit up the following locations we haven't been to in the past:

Yokohama Zoorasi and Instant Noodle Museum