Osakans can be orderly – if only to demonstrate that they are non-conformist! Osaka is the second largest city in Japan, and is less crowded than Tokyo. Our Tokyo friend got on the rush hour express train to Namba and said, “This is 70%.  In Tokyo at this time, 200%.” On the other hand, our friends from Shikoku see Osaka as the closest big city.  Lots of tall buildings, can’t see the mountains, a snarl of train lines.  We find it the right mix. Click on any of the following

What is great about the Osaka Expo 2025 is that I can bear witness to all of the amazing ways the world is working together to make life better for everyone. We live in a time of great dissension, and it is no small thing to witness people working together for the greater good. We saw scientists bubbling over with enthusiasm to explain their ground-breaking work to us, making the extra effort to speak in English. We saw videos of Japanese crafters painstakingly creating a b

...we've been so busy scurrying from one corner of the globe to the other, we haven't had time to reflect, let alone write...

This year, we've had the pleasure of re-visiting some places we visited in 2023. In 2023, we spent a month in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. ...

In New Zealand, people called their treasured items, "taonga." These are my taonga that I carry with me.

We returned to KL in late November, 2024, and have been here almost 3 months.  I am happy to report that we have found our groove.

Photo provided by Jenny Vance As we travel the world, we have all kinds of experiences. Some are learning experiences, such as visits to...

Today it is New Year's Eve, on this side of the world. Paul & I have been in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for a little over a month. Our...

I think I don’t care what I wear, but I really care deeply.... almost half my wardrobe are clothes I made myself, on the road, by hand

On balance, it was a good year.  We found joy in spending time with family & friends we had missed.  We felt delight in  celebrating our dau

The last part of our Western, USA trip was spent with family. We entered Texas from New Mexico, and the land began to stretch out ahead...

...first line is perfect: "...coming home to a place he'd never been before." I felt this exact feeling when I went to the French Alps...

After leaving Las Vegas, we headed directly into the desert. Man, it was hot!!! We stopped an a Lake Mead overlook, the reservoir lake...

日本語でこの記事を読むにはこちらをクリックしてください。 The year was 1984.  That week in August, the number one hit on the radio (remember the radio?) was...

...Stratford Festival. If you want to see world class theater - Shakespeare, drama, or musicals - this is an excellent place.

So how do we like Toronto?....Like Americans but calmer, and more polite, and seemingly able to get along with each other. 

After the kids left home, Paul and I continued to travel "up north" as the locals call it, often traveling in October for a fall color tour.

Louisville is a mix of North and South; a mix of tradition and innovation; a mix of big city and small town where everyone knows everyone

この記事を日本語で読むには、ここをクリックしてください。 March 8 is International Women’s Day, and in several countries the month of March is set aside to celebrate...

この記事を日本語で読むには、ここをクリックしてください。 When Paul and I started our slow travel, we were 64 and 65 years old.  After living most of our lives in the...