Build your foundation. Connect with empathy. The digital diary of a solo traveler.
After Hakodate I took the Shinkansen (bullet train) to Tokyo. When I take long train or bus rides I like to watch my blue bubble on the Google Maps GPS inch across the country I am traveling. Opening maps on the Shinkansen put "high speed" in perspective; I've never seen myself move from "A" to... Continue Reading →
Niseko --> Hakodate...a.k.a. hako-not-today! I was too sore and too tired to do anything. I had one night in Hakodate and in that time I... tried salt ramen, a specialty of the area. I saw a “live band” at my hostel. I don't know why but I was expecting something youthful and amplified. It ended... Continue Reading →
I'll walk you through how my unplanned Japanese journey unfolded. Select "Japan" under the "countries" tab and you will find posts for each city I visited.
On the mountain It being off season, I took a risk when I bought my ticket and prayed for snow. Lucky for me, Niseko got a huge snowfall right before I arrived; the mountain was fluffed up and ready for me to ride. I stayed at Annupuri lodge and indulged in 2 days of ski-in/ski-out... Continue Reading →
I came in with a "let's do it better" mentality, and was met with a different set of challenges.
It was like so much had changed but at the same time nothing was different.
Had a 10 hour layover in Beijing and they said it’s not possible to see the Great Wall...but they don’t know me and my history of chasing after transportation 😉
In 8 days, Ryan and I covered well over 1,800km of northern Philippines on motorbike. I say "Ryan and I" but I did zero driving. I can drive a motor scooter but I have no idea how to handle a semi-automatic bike. My role was to wear my big backpack filled with our stuff, and... Continue Reading →
The month I spent there was a blissful escape from the backpacker life. I settled in to a slow lifestyle, and by the end of my 3-ish weeks I felt completely at home.
South Korea, for me, was the country where the food got better with every meal.
Bridge Over Distance 