Winter Visit to Shiga Kogen
Our friends invited us to their annual ski trip where up at this place called Villa Alpen near the Japanese ski region […]
Naha Tug of War Festival
Okinawa is home to the world’s largest Tug of War festival, which dates back some 600 years. We have been several times, […]
Back to Osaka, Fall 2025
In the fall we went back to Osaka and since we’d already been recently, I wanted to focus on a lot of […]
Thailand Travels
While we were in Thailand for a wedding, we also made time to travel around Bangkok and do some sightseeing. I had […]
Thailand Wedding
Last year we were able to go to one of my classmate’s wedding. He’s in the Royal Thai Navy so off we […]
Seawall Walk
I got out for an afternoon and went for a walk along the seawall. I took pictures in B&W but thought it […]
Okinawa Cherry Blossom Festival 2026
We went up to Nago (about 2/3 the way north on the island) to see the Cherry Blossom Festival! It was a […]
Walk on a beach in Okinawa
It was a beautiful day, so we decided to take a walk on Erika’s favorite beach with some of our friends. You’ll […]
Trip to Kyoto 2025 (Part 4)
Ok, we’ve finally made it to the last block of photos from Kyoto. We are still in the Fushimi-inari shrine, the mountain […]
Trip to Kyoto 2025 (Part 3)
As I hope I effectively warned, there are many photos from this trip. I’ll continue on to post the remaining bulk of […]