I’ve never spent much time in Tokyo during the summer months. Because of school holidays, it was the time that I, too, would take my holidays and travel to other Asian countries to enjoy their summer humidity. So, the summer of 2019 is my first time properly enjoying Tokyo in August. I’m staying in Asakusa, […]
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Japan
I started writing the following posts in 2020, about the summer of 2019, the beginning of spring in 2015, and two sweet years between 2005 and 2007. It’s now 2023 and I’m on a mission to write a little about Japan before the next summer adventure. *** Work from home, chores, online school. 2020. Though […]
Spontaneous Friendships: Canyonlands N.P and Dead Horse S.P
The sun’s just risen, and I’m wide awake, scrambling my eggs, remembering yesterday’s adventure, and thinking about spontaneous friendships, when Ricardo comes over to my campsite with a, “Good morning,” and an invitation to join him and Ben for breakfast. Since my eggs are already done and quickly getting cold, I spoon them into my […]
Canyonlands N.P – Needles Outlook
It’s a morning of errands: load the tank full of petrol; shop for groceries; sit down, check the date and create a rough plan for the week ahead; find free internet and write to mum and friends that I am still alive. Most days I don’t know what day of the week it is, […]
Utah and Arizona’s Valleys and Bridges
I’m up early because when on holiday I want to see every sunrise. I’m driving west to Utah. Quite suddenly, the landscape changes. Everything is drained of colour bar various hues of beige. Everything gets a little flatter. Then, red earth appears; in the distance cliffs raise; in the valleys carved out by rivers […]
Cuba with Grandma
Babcia and I went on a beach holiday to Cuba. No one else wanted to or could come. How perfect to spend a lush eleven days with a person who has lived so many lives, experienced things I could not fathom, and raised my mother. Because of the proximity to the beach and the right […]