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Tue, 25 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Views [609]
I had a lovely last week in okinawa. Visited the famous Ocean expo Park and Aquarium where one can find human-size lobsters, whale sharks, and snakes that look like candy puppets popping out of the sand. I came across a Cherry Blossom Festival and went ... Read more >
Thu, 20 Jan 2011 | By abcarlson | Views [2477]
In one of those "Only in Japan Okinawa”, moments I had someone ringing the doorbell and knocking on the door at the same time. I am thinking great now what?! I open it to find a nice Okinawan woman who is selling Mochi of all kinds! Just in ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Views [659]
I am on Book 5 in the Harry Potter series now. I can't believe I've been missing out all these years. Needless to say, it has been overcast lately. I was supposed to go out diving all weekend to complete my boat and drift diver specialty courses, but ... Read more >
Tue, 18 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 10 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Views [714] | Comments [1]
It has been a lovely first week of travels. I won't really start traveling until I leave the comforts of Okinawa, but I am greatly enjoying the time I have here for visiting and relaxing. The weather has been mostly dreary so I find myself curled up ... Read more >
Tue, 4 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Views [774]
I made it safe to okinawa and have been enjoying the comforts of the Freiberg's home for 2 days now. I haven't yet ventured out on my own but will do so soon. I started reading Into Thin Air for the second time and haven't been able to put it down. It ... Read more >
Tags: arrival
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1985]
My lovely wife picked us up a Xbox 360 Kinect yesterday and I hooked it up this evening. The Kinect is a "controller-free gaming and entertainment experience" where you are the controller. There is a sensor that sits below the tv that watches ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [2924]
My sweetie surprised me with a Christmas Dinner Cruise aboard the Moby Dick last night! We boarded at the Naha Port and spent a wonderful two hours out on the sea. We had a wonderful table for two. Beautiful, tasty appetizers were waiting ... Read more >
Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 22 Dec 2010 | By elawlor | Views [564]
I had planned on NOT traveling outside of the US this year, to save money for my coming Continental Divide hike (summer 2011) and for future travels, but I always seem to find some reason to justify leaving the country again. When I found out it was no ... Read more >
Tags: preparation
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [2284] | Comments [2]
(Pin-turned-ornament from my Mama last year) Last night, as I was using plastic tweezers to "string" candy bulbs on my Christmas tree sugar cookies, I briefly wondered if I was crazy. <pause> Then I decided, that if I was an elf, ... Read more >
Tue, 21 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 8 Dec 2010 | By luke_collings | Views [1833] | Comments [3]
Osaka proved to be the perfect place to relax and collect my thoughts before arriving in China. To say that I was nervous about landing, finding the hotel and learning how to get around would be a understatement. Whilst lying in my cosy hotel bed and ... Read more >
Tags: boat, china, cycle touring, ferry, japan, osaka, shanghai, ship, xin jian zhen
Mon, 6 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [2007]
The last free concert we went to in American Village was held at the end of September. We were very happy to go out and support Shum from Triple-P as he rocked. You may remember a previous post about how much we enjoyed the brother-sister duo Triple-... Read more >
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