Hakone
Our 2-day journey outside of Tokyo was a loop of sorts that involved multiple means of transportation: train, to electric tram that zig-zags up the mountains (2 times it literally pulls into a dead end, they pull a track switch,…
A little less city, a little more touching nature
We journeyed outside Tokyo for a couple days. Today we hope to catch sight of Mt. Fuji, clouds permitting. We stayed one night in the historic Fujiya Hotel and had tempura at a delightful little mom-and-pop restaurant where I was…
Taking in Tokyo
Our arrival in Tokyo and the usual trek through immigration and customs, search for ATM and train tickets to the city, navigation of taxi stand and journey to hotel went so smoothly I barely felt that we were in another…
Patagonia Adventure, Nov/Dec 2015
Home / Latin America / Patagonia Adventure Patagonia Adventure 2015 My travel journal for this trip involved only pen and paper, so I have no day-by-day “blog” this time. But as I look back over my musings from the trip,…
From Yogi to Tourist
The last few days at the yoga retreat brought out many emotions: elation that I had enjoyed the experience so much, despite not knowing the people beforehand; sadness that it was all ending
Silent Adventures
The retreat leader had suggested to the participants that they consider spending one day, or part of a day, in silence. Only people who wanted to…
Mucho Joga
In Spanish, the “y” is pronounced almost like a “j,” so, for example, Joe (yo, for I) is almost always up to something. So when I arrived at this resort of thatched-roof cabanas on the beach on the north shore…
Buddha in Hiking Boots
Before I started my 6-day “Intro to Backpacking the High Sierras” trip, I made an impulse buy (well, actually, it was a free Kindle download): Buddha in Blue Jeans: An Extremely Short Simple Zen Guide to Sitting Quietly and Being…
Bodega Bay Car Camping
Many of you have already seen this, but it is so good (thanks to my talented husband!), that it should be shared again: http://youtu.be/YzdAtbhrGbY (Memorial Day, 2013)
Last leg of the journey: El Chepe to Chihuahua
I didn’t know anything about this railway or about the Copper Canyon before this trip. Initially, I had thought I might travel overland all the way back home, or at least to Arizona, but as I read the tour book