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I finally have put the first few days of Africa pix up in the Image Galleries, there are still a TON more, so stay tuned…

South Africa was indeed not ready for the World Cup. I’m not sure how the media is portraying things, but it has been a mess.
That being said, I’m taking it in stride and keeping good spirits. I’m also managing to have a great time!
Internet is hard to come by, as are other such [...]

Leaving Friday for the Cup, can’t wait. Watch Twitter for updates, although with this post I am also testing an iPhone app to update this blog directly.

I’m probably not going to do summaries for Japan days 19 and 20. It’s been long enough now, if you really want, look through my tweets from back then, or the pictures and ask questions.
As another update, I finally got my airfare for South Africa squared away. I’m connecting through Dakar, [...]

I found myself again in Tokyo, with only a few days left before I left, and as with this whole trip, no real agenda. I did know, however, that today was “Coming of Age Day”, a national holiday in Japan. On this day, everyone who turns 20 that year is now considered an [...]

We started the morning off in Shirakawago with a great, bug breakfast served in our minshuku. We cooked a very sweet, egg based substance on a leaf, and ate it on our rice. The breakfast was really big, and tasty!
After breakfast, we watched the town clear yet more snow, as we waited for [...]

Day 16, Shirakawago
I started the next day early (Which was difficult after a late night of drinking in Pontocoho with Katie and Sono), but we had a train to catch! I met Yukiko at Kyoto station, and we were on our way to Shirakawago. It took us a few hours by train to [...]

Day 15, Kyoto
Day 15 was my first full day in Kyoto. It was a really nice day, both with the weather, and just walking around. I decided to visit the Golden Temple, since it is pretty much the only major tourist sight that I didn’t see on my previous trip. It was [...]

In the Image Gallery section. I warn you, I take a lot of pictures!
I’m going to try and write summaries about the remaining days soon.

Today proved fairly uneventful. It’s funny how a one hour 20 minute flight can become your whole day.
I had been trying to decide where to go after Seoul, debating a quick trip to Taipai, or back to Japan since I need to fly home from Tokyo. (And if Japan, what part, since there [...]