10 Days – Nakahechi
11 Days – Koyasan
12 Days – Koyasan
13 Days – Dotonbori
After arrival, the first night will be in Dotonbori
14 Days – Used Book Sales
Before traveling, I like to go to used book sales such as the Phoenix VNSA to get books about the places where I will travel. In the case of guide books, they are frequently updated yearly with only small changes. Basically, any book in the smart phone era will still serve its purpose years later. …
15 Days – Blogging until Travel
I started this at 108 days until my trip to Japan and have not missed a day, through holidays, busy work days, and travel. Looking back, it was an interesting exercise that gave me a chance to play with the blogging capabilities of ChatGPT and go further into a little Japanese history. The short posts …
16 Days – Perfect Timing
Timing your travel is imperfect. Sometimes it works out and sometimes it doesn’t. The best thing you can do is just enjoy the views along the way.
17 Days – Back to the Basics
When preparing to travel to a place it is easy to overlook the basics such as what to do when at a restaurant. I had Chat GPT construct a dialogue that might help give an example of how one might study and prepare for basic interactions abroad (we could obviously coach this into a much …
18 Days – Savor the Moments
How man pictures do you take when you travel? How frequently do you look at them after you return home? After five years? After ten years? After more? Here is a picture I took yesterday of a Gila Woodpecker eating a cactus fruit: