okinawa - The Mad Traveler

Not bad for the first activity of my Okinawa trip. Off to the port we went Tuesday morning and got

2017 in Review: Travels, Reads, and Music

TRAVELING Another year behind us, and my third passport is one year closer to expiration (2023). Which will run out

Eating 馬刺し (Basashi) It seems every time I go to Japan, I try something else a little off the beaten

I’m staring at the large rump of a water buffalo and questioning why I’d wanted the front seat in the

It’s been another busy year, especially travel-wise as I flew twice one-way all the way around the world on the

Looks and anticipation can be deceiving. The raw chicken I ate in Japan actually wasn’t half bad. But this was

If you’ve ever been to Japan (or China, Thailand, or any other non-Roman alphabet country) you may know what it’s