Heading back to Kyoto to start my weekend of family festivities, which was the main purpose of my visit to Japan. As I mentioned in a previous post, my dad’s side of the family puts together a family reunion, led by my Great Uncle Arthur, every few years. In his latter years, he’s trying to … Continue reading »
I realized that there’s no way I’m going to keep up my posts with all of the eating I’ve been doing in Japan. So although every meal I have is an adventure, or brings back waves of nostalgia, I can’t wax poetic in every post. My intention on my 2nd morning in Tokyo was to … Continue reading »
I returned from San Francisco on Monday evening and only had time to do laundry and pack again. It was a short turn-around time, but we have a tight schedule with 3 baseball games and over 10 states to drive through in the next 12 days. Tuesday 7:00am – YVR – DEN – IAD 5:30pm … Continue reading »
I still have a few more Barcelona posts, but I will save those for a another day. When I booked Barcelona I realized that a layover in Amsterdam was in the cards for me. I was excited because Amsterdam to me means 2 things, rijsttafel and bitterballen (with some serious meandering in between). No, my … Continue reading »
I went out for after work drinks with a friend on a cold evening in January. So cold and icy in fact that I ditched my car at home, was picked up so I didn’t have to worry about how much I would imbibe for the evening. I craved some beer, but didn’t feel like … Continue reading »
I am truly a West Coast girl. It’s ingrained in my very being to look down my nose at everything Toronto. And although I’ve been able to weasel my way into every trip imaginable over the years, Toronto hasn’t been somewhere I’ve run to come to. In fact, even though Ben comes to Toronto at … Continue reading »
Portland has become a city I love to visit. Wonderful food, great drinks and the best bookstore ever are three of my reasons. A lot of people I know discount Portland as being too small, too eclectic, too hippy but those are some of the things that gives Portland its charm. Continue reading »
