Odaiba, Takao, Festival, Disney October 23rd 2007 We were thrilled to get an email from our friend Yoko - the one we met at Sapporo brewery when we were in Hokkaido - suggesting an outing to Tokyo's artificial island Odaiba. Sounds like a nice little Saturday! We met at the train station and met Yoko, her husband Daisuke, and their friend Viktor who is from Sweden but speaks both Japanese and Englis ... read more
Asia » Japan » Tokyo In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
June, 2007
We got married in June of 2007 and figured our backpack through Asia trip had to happen now or never, so we quit our jobs, sold our cars, rented our condo, and booked our plane tickets. Now it's time to teach in Japan and then travel through Southeast Asia!
May, 2008
We arrived safely back in Toronto, and we have to get back to real life! We're trying to get the last few entries of our travels posted so please bear with us!
March, 2009
We have continued our travels with a short visit to South America: Chile and Argentina!... full info