ADVENTURES, CHALLENGES, AND INSIGHTS OF A COUPLE IN EARLY RETIREMENT
Well, it has been about 3 weeks and if I’m honest, I’m already somewhat sick of my clothes. That said, most everything is working really well. I’ve included general packing, usability, and performance of my over 60 carry-on wardrobe.
In Kyoto we saw the summer festival floats and parade, visited temples and shrines, ate more wonderful Japanese food and made a day trip to Hiroshima.
When I convinced Diana to visit Japan on this trip, an immediate consideration was “can we see sumo?” Sumo showed me that Japanese culture retains some primal aspects, in addition to the refined ones I frequently see.
We had some interesting food and drink experiences in Japan. In fact, they were so interesting, food is mostly what this article is about.
Over the years, I frequently and unexpectedly run into friends and colleagues while traveling. It happened on planes, trains and buses. In ski chalets and resort pools. It could happen anywhere.
