Buddha Baby Aboard
As per the directions that they sent to us in July, in order to get to the All Hands Volunteer base in Nuwakot, we were to take a four-hour bus […]
Finding Calm Amidst Chaos
We came barreling into the runway, touching down at high speed and taking an unusually long time to slow down. Once rolling at a comfortable crawl and headed towards our […]
Trains, Temples, and Tastes of Japan
In a confused conversation with a train ticketing attendant in Takayama, I accidentally/intentionally booked us tickets on all local trains all the way down to Kyoto (we are on a […]
Serendipity
After a ‘gorge’ous train ride up into the Japanese Alps to the cool little town of Takayama, we trekked our way from the train station in the rain (it’s following […]
Metropolitan Heaven
We arrived to Tokyo during a typhoon. Rain was coming down hard and the city felt dark and daunting in our minds. Our flight from Vancouver was over 9 ½ […]
Vancuperating
One week before our departure, I was running full speed on a serious lack of sleep, pushing myself through too many plans and too much activity, and stressed to a […]
Ain’t No Vaccine for the Travel Bug
{August 15, 2016} We are a month out now from our departure date and this summer has been filled with color-coded calendars, spreadsheets, team meetings, & to-do lists. In an […]
