Osaka photos September 25th 2010 Apologies for the last entry having the same photo three times. ... read more
Asia » Japan » Osaka » Osaka 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
Part of me can’t believe I’m on the road again and back in the travel blogging business, this time in a new hemisphere. I hope you enjoy reading round two of my global ramblings, based from the coastal town of Bahia de Caraquez, Ecuador. Here, my boyfriend, Keiron, and I are living in his grandmother’s house, where generations of his family grew up, and I’m teaching English at a nearby non-profit school. ... full info