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Disaster averted
Woke up this morning feeling grim… Bruce’s camera is broken, and photography is so important to him, that we decided to replace it with the latest alpa 57 model. After researching “buying a Sony camera in Japan” we learned that … Continue reading
Stuff Happens
Travelling is not without its woes. My watch battery died. It is an underwater watch so getting a battery and pressure testing it was too complicated. Easier to buy a cheap Japanese watch to add to my wardrobe. I lost … Continue reading
Learning how to deal with rain
When it rains we tend to go to ground at home. Hide and keep dry. Not so in Korea and Japan. There are umbrellas for your use at all the hotels and in tourist parks. There are plastic bags for … Continue reading
Eating in South Korea
One thing that bothers me is once in a country you are often confined to a very small selection of foods which seem to be repeated continuously until you leave. In Spain the offerings of jamon, paella, patatas bravas and … Continue reading
Touring South Korea and Japan
As we were preparing to tour South Korea and then Japan, I found this article in the Tokyo Times entitled “Japan’s relations with S Korea is bad”, dated 5 months ago (approximately April 2013), Around 71 percent of Japanese believe … Continue reading
A Special Celebration
A few days ago Bruce & I celebrated our 40th anniversary. Wow! Ten years PK (pre kids), developing our careers, 25 years nurturing, feeding and schooling Hayden & Evan and 5 years downsizing and learning to retire. We met travelling … Continue reading
On the road again
With thanks to Willie Nelson, we are singing our favourite song, again… Goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again And I can’t wait to get on the road again. On the road again … Continue reading
I have a new toy
In anticipation of a new adventure I have lashed out and treated myself to a new camera. The Panasonic has done well, but now is 5+ years old and lacks a few features I admire in Bruce’s photography. I chose … Continue reading
We are Home and Connected!
We arrived home in time to spend a few days with Ev & Steph before they departed for a six week jaunt in Brazil. Now we are on Bott (the turtle) feeding duty. He is always so pleased to see … Continue reading
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