Slightly Off Ballance
More entertaining than just staring out the window
Category: Travel Adventures
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Once again I find myself on a train, rolling down the tracks. And because there is currently no access to WiFi on this thing, I’ve been staring out the window and musing to myself. (Have you noticed how hard it is to NOT distract yourself these days? I might have checked my phone twice as…
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My final day in Japan was a long one. From the onset, I knew that I would have to catch a flight late that evening. But first there must be food and a considerable amount of walking to still be done! Today’s “Let’s what the locals eat” experience took us to MOS Burger, where I…
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The beautiful thing about other cultures and other languages is that everyone sounds the same when they are on a roller coaster. The squeals of anticipation, the screams of enjoyment (or terror) the nervous laughter as you find yourself hanging upside-down, and waiting for the breaks to release and send you 90 degrees straight down.…
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This weekend, my fiancé and I decided to go camping. At this point in our relationship, we had not actually “gone camping” in any real sense of the phrase. And by that, I mean, we had not strapped heavy bags to our backs and proceeded to hike over rock formations to get to our final…
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So day four started off nice and slow, with an onigiri (or two) that I had picked up at the 7-11 the night before. (It was like I KNEW I’d be moving slowly the next morning.) I took the time to dump all of my photos from the past few days onto my laptop,…
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As we made our way back to Harajuko station, my cousin and I were greeted along our path by a beautiful display of luminaries and projected light. All of which lead us to a spectacular performance of Kabuki Theater. As we marveled at the production in front…
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Once again the sun rose, as it usually does, over Ōme. Let us take a small break from my narrative to show you a quick view of the neighborhood. OK, now that we have gotten ourselves a bit more oriented, let us continue. Today’s first outing involved…
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The morning of my first full day in Japan broke in a colorful display of spring. My room faced a neighbor’s vegetable garden, and I cannot think of anything nicer to wake up to than a whole bunch of growing things. Now, admittedly, “morning” is a relative term here, as I was still adjusting to…
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A few years ago my cousin found out he was to be stationed at the Yokota US Air Force base in Japan. His sister and I swore that we were going to take advantage of this fortuitous placement, and come visit him in Tokyo. Last year, his sister followed through on her threat, and had…
Slightly Off Ballance 