OK. So we overdid it. We were so incredibly excited on the first few days of our trip, we walked all over creation (or at least Fukuoka and Hiroshima) and plum tuckered ourselves out, as they say in the South. We could have taken the tram or even a taxi, but why do that when … Continue reading Hiroshima – the Atom Bomb Dome and Dangerously Good Oysters
The ferry from Busan to Fukuoka is amazing. It's called "the Beetle." I don't know why. It's not like a "ferry" in the sense that I would think of ferries, because I guess in my head I have picture an enormous ship carting people around -- it's actually pretty small. I'd say there were maybe … Continue reading Fukuoka!
Our goal was to wait out the rainy season before we started on our trip. And if the weather is going to be anything like it is this morning, the day we leave Gwangju, we did a great job. It was a particularly long rainy season in Korea this year, with the puny drizzle and … Continue reading And We’re Off!
Eventually we got to the point in Ubud to which I had been looking forward the whole trip: the art market. Walking down the street to the art market reminded me of King Street in downtown Boone -- there were so many little cool shops and bars. This is me in one of those bars, … Continue reading Bali Continued: Ubud is U-mazing
As I began to write this, I sat on the beach of the Indian Ocean drinking wine out of a bottle and looking out toward Australia. I asked myself: why do I ever work? Then I remembered, oh yeah, because I couldn't afford this. We arrived late Saturday night ... actually technically it was Sunday … Continue reading Bali, Bali!