Tuesday, 12 July 2019 And just like that, more than a year has past since my last post. The title of that post was aptly named The Pursuit, and what a pursuit it has been. Having returned to Japan twice during this time, we are currently residing in Cape Town, South Africa, more specifically Sea … Read More
As we progress through life, our priorities often change. I, having been single for most of my 35 years of life, was mostly always only focused on myself, my own wants and needs, my own future, my own path in life. Now that I have been in a relationship for the last year, my priorities … Read More
Monday, 02 January 2017. For the past two months, I have been diligently clicking my time away, trying to get my hands on Bitcoins, with the hope, and promise, of getting Bitcoins for free. Please note: Now there should be an immediate caution here, that even though you get “free Bitcoins”, you actually only get … Read More
Sunday, 01 January 2017. It’s been a while. Since my last blog entry, I went back to Japan again, during late November and early December, and spent a most wonderful 3 weeks in Tokyo and Beppu. Throughout the time leading up to that trip, I had been constantly busy, either with work or with travelling … Read More
Saturday, 10 September 2016. How do you go back to your normal way of life, your everyday and ordinary, after having had an adventure that is completely out of the ordinary, such as I had in Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan? I know that many people have had the experience of travelling to another country, especially … Read More
In Tokyo, you hardly are ever alone. There is always someone, ahead of you or, behind. There is always someone, walking across the street from you, or suddenly appearing out of nowhere, on a bike or from a building or a shrine. In Tokyo, you probably are never alone.
In Japan, I feel connected to both the near future and the ancient past. You can feel it when you walk the neon littered streets, pass by the high-tech arcades and towering electronic merchants, or when standing at a small stone shrine, set within nature’s own tranquil form, built many centuries ago. The spirit of … Read More
More to follow, soon…
My planned trip to Japan is now only slightly more than two months away. I have done extensive research online, finding many travel guides and recommended places to visits and sights to see, and have been compiling a list of my findings and what I would need to make a trip of 3 months possible. As … Read More
So, I have decided to write more, to travel more, to blog more. For one, this will be a build up to my trip to Japan, documenting the planning and research I am doing to make it happen, specifically from a South African perspective, and possibly helping others, as a guide, who wish to do … Read More