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Think I’m Sapporo To Be Here. . .? + Flying United Polaris From Tokyo To Denver

Think I’m Sapporo To Be Here. . .? + Flying United Polaris From Tokyo To Denver

by Calvin Sun | Sep 17, 2018 | Japan, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

 After 4 days and 3 nights in the saudade of Tokyo, a city that actually lived up and dare I say, exceeded expectations (even though travel never is supposed to go your way, every now and then with rare exceptions like in Tokyo, it sometimes does), some of...
What “Tokyo” So Long?

What “Tokyo” So Long?

by Calvin Sun | Sep 15, 2018 | Fit for Foodies, Japan, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

 “I compared it to taking my first acid trip: Nothing was ever the same for me. I just wanted more of it. If I had to agree to live in one country, or even one city, for the rest of my life, never leaving it, I’d pick Tokyo in a second.” – Anthony...
You Look So Kyoto!

You Look So Kyoto!

by Calvin Sun | Sep 12, 2018 | Fit for Foodies, Japan, September 2018: Japan, Serendipitous!, Walking Tours, What Dreams May Come

 To preface this entry, Kyoto is more massive than I’d expected. But not the massive as in where every square foot is a temple, going as far as the eye can see like in Bagan. Rather, I was surprised how it was massive more in a dense,...
I Ain’t Nara Scurred!

I Ain’t Nara Scurred!

by Calvin Sun | Sep 10, 2018 | How's the weather?, Japan, Public Transportation, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours, Weekend Trips

 Although Nara was not part of our original itinerary, I decided to add this beautiful little city at the last minute after seeing a possible route through there from Osaka to Kyoto. Nara has the largest number of buildings designated National Treasures...
Osaka-n You See?

Osaka-n You See?

by Calvin Sun | Sep 9, 2018 | Japan, Public Transportation, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours

 After our insanely good Kobe beef dinner at Tor Road Steak Aoyama and having headed onwards from Kobe, we arrived into Osaka at around 10pm and checked into our accommodations at hostel PICNIC.After taking an hour to freshen up, Donna, Shayra, myself,...
Ko-Bae Beef

Ko-Bae Beef

by Calvin Sun | Sep 8, 2018 | Fit for Foodies, Japan, Public Transportation, September 2018: Japan, Walking Tours

 From last night: Hiroshima can now claim one of the weirdest, most discombobulated nights out I’ve had in a while. We started with a quick bite at a random Mexican/Japanese fusion spot that we had all to ourselves, got turned away from an...
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