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Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea – December 2022 Trip to Japan Part 3

Posted on December 27, 2022 by CD

Let’s start this with a disclaimer. Growing up in Southern California in the 1970s – Disney was a big part of my childhood. You could almost say that Disney defined my childhood. My mom’s first job was working for Walt Disney at Disneyland. She was one of the original mermaids in the Disneyland lagoon. My…

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Christmas in Japan – December 2022 – Part 2

Posted on December 26, 2022 by CD

The tricky part of traveling with my eleven-year-old daughter is finding ways to make it fun for both of us. I wasn’t going to keep us in the Narita Airport Crowne Plaza longer than I had to, so I’d booked us into Annex Katsutaro Ryokan in the old Nippori and Yanaka section of Arakawa City…

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A Father/Daughter Trip to Japan – December 2022 – Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2022 by CD

I love Japan. I’ve only spent a little bit of time here – but in that short period, I’ve learned that it offers everything I want from a place. The landscapes, the cities, the food, the people and culture, the technology, and much more. I’ve said it before – if Japan were the first country…

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Extraordinary Vagabonds: Harry Franck, Pioneer of the Vagabonds

Posted on February 9, 2021 by CD

Harry Franck’s willingness to travel with no money, his keen eye for the details of his journey and the societies he recorded (some of which soon disappeared) make him a welcome addition to our list of Extraordinary Vagabonds.

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Jack London – Prince of the Tramps, Patron of Vagabonds

Posted on January 5, 2021 by CD

Jack London’s life reads like an adventure novel. From being a vagrant to a pirate to working in the gold fields to learning to surf from Duke Kahanamoku, he lived forty years larger than life. Truly an extraordinary vagabond.

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World’s Strangest Hotels

Posted on March 3, 2020 by CD

Exploring the world’s strangest hotels is certainly a fun thing to do, given the extremes hotels have gone to, just in the name of being “strange”.

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How Not To Enjoy World Travel – Part 2

Posted on December 16, 2019 by CD

Don’t read anything about the country of place you are going to. That way you won’t understand the culture, the traditions, the history, the climate, or anything else. You will be able to have a completely one dimensional experience.

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10 Largest Cities in the World by Population

Posted on September 4, 2019 by CD

2019 Largest Cities in the World The world has changed a lot since I originally wrote this article back in 2011. Almost a decade later – populations have shifted significantly along with everything else. I’ve got this idea in my head these days that I want to visit all of the largest cities in the…

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Osaka, Japan – Osaka Castle and Last Day

Posted on April 5, 2019 by CD

My first trip to Japan was too short but wonderful. I visited Osaka and Hiroshima. On my last day, I woke up and had Japanese breakfast before walking to Osaka Castle and visiting the temple which honors the patron of the city on the way. The castle was stunning and huge – much more than…

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I Cried While Visiting Hiroshima, Japan

Posted on March 30, 2019 by CD

I cried at Hiroshima. 140,000 men, women, and children killed by a bomb from my country. Awful. Absolutely awful. I paid $200 to take the bullet train to Hiroshima and back to Osaka. I would have regretted not going. I think Japanese people are better than American people – it’s why they don’t have to…

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