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I am 31 and have been living in Japan for the past three years. I'm a traveler by nature. This blog covers my post-university years, starting with my "gap" year in the southern hemisphere. Besides for living in Japan, this year I took trips to Hawaii and India. My travels have taken me to many different places and I hope I travel to see and experience many more.

I am liking this site and I have almost suceeded in filling in the gaps between my 2000 graduation up until today. There are still pieces missing from Australia, Montreal, Buenos Aires, and Thailand. I will see what I can do. Keep an eye on this space over the next few years to hear tales of the Rising Sun. UPDATED: July 12, 2009

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By Tommy No Papers
October 30th 2008

The Narrow Path Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi

Humuyan's Tomb

Day five and I am still here in Delhi, my temporary home. I sit here by the pool on a soft Indian evening waiting for the sun to set. Later I will attempt to see if I can drum up some nightlife in Connaght Place, but earlier today I was all about sightseeing. Yesterday I me a nice taxi driver who drove me to India Gate. When you meet a truly good person you know it. Well this driver from the foothills of the Himalayas was just such a man. He was not a trixter, and I decided that I would [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
October 28th 2008

The Road to Agra Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Agra

Road to Agra

My trip to Delhi and India so far has been fantastic so far. I haven't really been life changedly altered or anything like that, but this place is unreal. It defies explanation. Let attempt to describe my journey to Agra yesterday and what I saw along the way. I woke up early at 6:30am, which actually wasn't too bad for me because I am still on Japanese time, so it seemed like a reasonable 10am. I set off with my driver in the early morning bound for Agra and the Taj Mahal. The drive takes over four hours, but I didn't [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
October 26th 2008

An Oasis of Rickshaws Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi

Welcome to India

My first full day in Delhi. What a mixture of emotions it was. Excitement, trepidation. I felt like a kid about to open his presents on Christmas morning, only if there was a very slight chance that one of his presents was going to be a box of live cobras. As soon as I stepped out of my hotel a tout was on me, but I confidently brushed him off. I walked a round about way to get to the ATM. Once I got there I noticed the tout just happened to be there too. Once inside the ATM vestibule I [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
October 25th 2008

Dust Swirling in the Night Asia » India » National Capital Territory » Delhi

India at Last

I made it. I am in India, and it wasn't easy. I remember being at a bar in Sapporo drinking with a friend of mine. In the course of the conversation told him I was going to India. He asked me if I was going for business or pleasure. I replied neither. That is true. I have come to India, Delhi more specifically, to experience it. Whatever that means. I have always wanted to to India, but I never thought I was ready before. Now that I've grown up a bit, I felt that it was finally time. They say that [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
September 21st 2008

Being White in Japan Asia » Japan

Well, it happened. Last night I came face to face with the racism that lies underneath the culture here in Japan. It all started when I was stopped for being white in Japan. I left my home at around 8pm. Within one minute I felt myself being tailed by this unmarked car. In New York or in other places in the world this is a sign that you are about to be jumped. But this is Japan people don't just jump out of the car and punk you. This place is safe as all hell. So finally this car rolls by [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
October 26th 2007

Little Fox Feeling Asia » Japan » Kyoto

Little Fox Feeling

I just had a great adventure in the Kansai region this week. It was the perfect break from the increasingly chilly Hokkaido and a long slog of work weeks. I arrived in Kobe airport on Monday morning. I hadn't been in Kobe since last January with my basketball team. It was all very familiar, except now I was on my own and there were warm green leaves on all the trees. I took the train to Sannomiya station, negotiated the JR line signboard, and was quickly whisked away toward Kyoto. It is a strange feeling to be in a totally foreign [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
August 8th 2007

Sophomore Vet Asia » Japan

Sophomore

It's just life. I am back in Sapporo and it all seems so natural. It doesn't seem so foreign, even after spending a month and a half back home. I keep going around thinking like I can communicate no problem, then everyone speaks Japanese. And I'm like "oh yeah that's how it is. It is raining, so who knows about the Beer Festival. I don't mind though. After eating some papaya and melon in it is time for a nap. It's great too run into what are now familiar faces and reconnect. I have discovered that I am no longer concerned [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
July 26th 2007

Shore Break! North America » United States » New York » Long Island

Umbrella by the Sea

And a happy summer vacation to all and to all a good night. I am on my summer vacation right now. How anyone does without one I do not know. It is a great time to free your mind or turn it off and give it some much needed rest. You can do whatever you want. Last weekend I attended a friend's wedding in Manhattan. The reception was in Central Park. I saw the most beautiful scene I had ever seen in my life. The sun set over a man made lake. The pinks and greens were so vivid. It was [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
March 12th 2007

The Watch of Fuji-san Asia » Japan » Tokyo

Mt. Fuji and Tokyo

I had decided that I wasn't going to leave Japan the first year I was living in Japan. I wanted to drink in the full experience and let my Japanese language studies sink in. So for my fall break I just stayed in Sapporo and made the rounds and drank myself further into my Hokkaido home. But with my friend flying in for spring break and the knowledge that I still hadn't seen Tokyo yet in my head I decided it was time to see what the biggest city in the world had to offer. It was strange arriving in Tokyo [View Full Entry]

By Tommy No Papers
February 23rd 2007

Sandals in the Snow Asia » Japan

Snow Gorilla

I’m in Japan and drinking absinthe. What more can I say. I have to say I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time here in Sapporo. I can go out anytime I want and meet these beautiful Japanese girls who are presented perfectly. And I can approach them and that night will be fantastic on any level you can imagine. But they are not a serious type of girl. Some time I feel like a tourist attraction. The kind of thing you want to have fun with, but don’t want to bring home to your family or your friends. If I can reconcile myself [View Full Entry]

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