Japan Trip 2019, Day 8: Not for the faint-hearted

Already I can see that there’s no way we’ll be able to see all there is to offer here in this mountainous prefecture. Distances aren’t great, but you can’t travel very fast. The roads just aren’t straight enough or wide enough. We decided to take it easy today: just check out a couple of nearby … Read more

Japan Trip 2019, Day 7: You know you’re in Japan when …

… you walk up and down lots and lots and lots of steps, more than 51 floors’ worth today, in fact. This, would you believe, was our “let’s take it easy day”! Ha ha! Oh well. Kumano Kodo When we considered making Wakayama our main new part of Japan to visit this trip, two “sites” … Read more

Japan Trip 2019, Day 5: Wakayama, here we come

I hope to make this a shorter post as it’s been mostly a day on the move. However, it does give me an opportunity to make a few more observations. If they bore you, just skip down to Wakayama Castle and Food for the holiday stuff! The first observation concerns climate change and the environment. … Read more