Category Archive: Travel Notes

PHOTOBLOG: MDW – DAL & an American Roadtrip.

About a week after I returned to Chicago from visiting my sisters, I went on a big road trip with one of my best friends. We flew to Texas to visit friends for a… Continue reading

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PHOTOBLOG: California in November

In November, my younger sisters turned 21 shortly before Thanksgiving, so I went to California to visit them for about 2 weeks starting on their birthday, and spent the holiday with them. During that… Continue reading

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PHOTOBLOG: Fall in Southern Illinois & STL

Last fall I found myself with several days off of work, and my best friend from high school had the same days off from her job with nothing to do, so I got… Continue reading

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PHOTOBLOG: Wisconsin Corn Roast 8/2014

For the first time since I was a little kid, I visited my aunt & uncle’s campground on Shawano Lake in Wisconsin for their annual corn roast weekend! My mom came up from… Continue reading

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CTS – NGO / Gifu, Mmm Que Rico, and See you later!

After my couple of quick days in Hokkaido, I continued on my farewell travels of Japan, catching another discounted flight down to Nagoya. I took a train to Ichinomiya, where my friends lived.… Continue reading

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NRT – CTS / Flowers & People in Hokkaido.

When I learned that I would have just 30 days to exit Japan indefinitely, I knew I had to squeeze in a visit to my friend in Hokkaido, both because we planned on… Continue reading

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Tokyo Part 2 & a little Gifu

I forgot to mention that when i moved to Tokyo, my rental van was apparently never confirmed, so I ended up somehow cramming just about everything into my tiny little car and driving the… Continue reading

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