Want to join a new daily newsletter from my unpublished time in Japan? Of course you do. It will run ephemerally from May 7-31, 2022. Get full details and subscribe HERE.
This grand pop-up newsletter experiment is titled: Afterwords Japan: Through the Torii Gate.
What in the world is a pop-up newsletter, you ask? Well, it’s a newsletter that will disappear once it’s done.
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Japan’s roots go deep. Stemming from a volcanic foundation surrounded by turbulent seas, the character of both the land and those who live upon it is entirely its own. It is widely recognized that, along with Ethiopia and Thailand, Japan is one of the few world cultures to have never been colonized. As such, it is uniquely intact. Even as the country steps forward and leads the way into an emerging technological future, there remains a thread connecting the modernizing…
(continued from Part four: Walking in the clouds.)
“Tell me about Guatemala,” a friend shoots the question across the table at me over a fresh pint of beer. Between excursions that take me far from home, we seasonally return to this watering hole like the nomadic animals that we are. Today, perhaps I might begin with remarking about how great it is to have a proper ale touch my lips once again, but more likely I will jump write in and tell of the new friends I met on the road.…
(continued from Part 1: Solo in the Canadian Rockies)
The Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands) is remote set of islands off the northwest coast of British Columbia. As is a region that I’d been intending to visit for ages, the difficulty in getting there made it elusive despite many years of good intentions, but as they say: good things come to those who wait. This whole bicycle tour arose around the idea of exploring the ancient forests …
About a month ago, I was contacted by Travel Manitoba to be part of a book they were putting together to highlight truly Manitoba moments. My contribution: Folk Fest memories!
Last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find a copy in my mailbox – the final product looks great and I’m happy to see so many friends’ work featured as well! Flipping through it on this dreary December day, I am reminded of all the warm moments that this province has to offer. Though I will …
This is New York, or at least a glimpse of it. In a city this dense, it feels that one might never explore all of her nooks and crannies, so here I’ll focus on the city itself. A post on the culture of food and drink will be saved for another time on Liquid Meets Solid.…