Most hotel breakfasts are nothing to write home about. Yet here I am! The breakfast at this hotel was probably one of the best I have ever hadd. While they had traditional western fare, the star of the show was (obviously) their Japanese style breakfast items: they had everything- tomagoyaki, cod roe, udon, taro balls, mackerel, and the list goes…
Category: Japan and Taiwan
Day 1
I am awake at 5:30 am in Tokyo writing this post. I had vastly underestimated how tired I would be after 24 total hours of being in transit (car/airport/airplane/airport/airplane/train). I had planned to stay out late last night but ended up crashing hard after 8pm. Nonetheless, the short time I have been here has already been a massive flood of…
The Prep
It is now one week before my upcoming trip. My parents have already taken off to Taiwan. I sent them off with most of my baggage including my GoPro and wetsuit so I can travel lightly in Japan. Packing for the trip makes it feel closer and more tangible. While this is a relatively short trip, there was a good…
Japan and Taiwan In My Sights
On April 7th, a month out, I will be departing on a nine-day solo excursion to Japan and then meet up with my family in Taiwan. The first four days I will be in Tokyo and the rest of my time will be in Taiwan. While this is a relatively short trip, I am feeling emotions from all ends of…