Golden Week Travels

The week after next is Golden Week here in Japan and constitutes a series of national holidays in close proximity to each other. For many, this is the longest vacation period of the year and a very popular time to …

New Wonders of the World

Over the years there have been many “Wonders of the World” lists. The scholars Herodotus and Callimachus of Cyrene famously compiled the original list of the Ancient World.

Today, only the Great Pyramids of Egypt remain of the original. A …

Ōkue-san Hike

The weekend was action-packed as I traveled down to Miyazaki-ken for a taste of the beach and a two day hiking trip.

On Friday, Matteo and I drove down to one of the finer surfing spots in Japan near Hyuga. …

Conveyor Belt Sushi (回転寿司)

Easily my favorite place to eat is my local kaiten zushi, or conveyor belt sushi. Its quite a novel yet simple concept. You sit at counters and tables and the food rolls by on little plates at 8 centimeters …

Alan Watts: Life and Music

Alan Watts strikes again, this time with musings on life and music.

If you like this post, check out Prickles and Goo.…

11 Best Travel Blogs

The web is a vast wasteland of -let’s face it- opinions you just don’t care about. We, of which there is actually one of, have only your best interests in mind and present 11 of the best travel oriented blogs …

Flickr Video

Flickr is easily the best online photo sharing and storage site and now they have added much anticipated video functionality.

Limitations are 90 seconds and 150 MB, which is disappointing but sure to increase. Videos share all the same features …

Hobbit Riddles

J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterful Lord of the Rings needs no introduction, nor does the prequel The Hobbit. One of my favorite parts of The Hobbit is in chapter five, “Riddles in the Dark,” when Bilbo Baggins and Gollum enter into …

Me As Buzz Lightyear

This picture is just too cool, its me doing my best Buzz Lightyear impersonation. Click on it to see bigger! My friend Matteo took this at the abandoned amusement park Utopia I mentioned before. Check out Matt’s photos on …

WordPress v2.5 Upgrade

I upgraded to WordPress v2.5 which gives an rehaul of the UI and some added features. My hosting is via Dreamhost and their one click installs and upgrades made it a breeze.

I would really recommend WordPress as the …