Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
I am not quite sure what the appeal of fish markets is for me, but I cannot seem to resist them. I sought one out in sunny Jacksonville (maybe my fave post of last summer) and in chilly Sasebo. I searched for one in Sydney, Australia, but got tired and ran out of time. This…
Chris Krueger here reporting from the ship. All I can tell you about this security-sensitive situation is that this is the back of the ship and that is my helicopter. And that we are working hard out at sea. Carry on. Ok the jig is up. Obviously MARI wrote this because that is not in…
How many bananas can you find at Singapore’s Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple?
Warning: some images in this post may be disturbing and inappropriate for young children. I have this go-to pair of champagne-ribbon espadrilles with a cushioned foot bed that ties with an adorable ankle bow. Recently they made an appearance at Hannie and Justin’s wedding. They dress up, they dress down; they’re perfect. They’re tall enough…
My friend Satchie took me to a restaurant she likes in Odaiba called Gonpachi with views of Tokyo Bay and the Rainbow Bridge. We took the monorail over the bay back to the mainland. I can’t wait to bring Chris here—so much to do, and it’s supposed to be glorious at Christmastime, too.
I’m not really a “Beach Trip for One” kind of person. I don’t mind the odd solo search for seashells by the seashore, but when it comes to a day at the beach I prefer a beach buddy—specifically, a Chris. (Cute story: to get off ship in port you have to have a Liberty Buddy…
This is an article I wrote to preview Saturday’s festival for the Kanto Stripes—see it now in this week’s paper: “If you’d told me a year ago I’d be dancing a traditional Japanese Awa Odori dance with the renowned JMSDF Awa Odori dancers, I wouldn’t have believed it. And that really means something, because exactly…
