=j(oe) + (l)izz + travel
we spent our last full day in hirafu in search of some eateries. first on the list was rakuichi sobatei, a small soba house in annupurri that was featured on no reservations a while back. it’s a 12 seat restaurant on the outskirts of the niseko conglomeration and they operate a small lunch service where […]
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so i decided to neglect some other stuff i had planned for today to get my packing out of the way. snowboard bag, packed. carry-on bag, packed. all that’s left is my backpack of critical items and electronics and the rest is history. for those curious about what my wardrobe will consist of for the […]
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t-minus 96 hours until i fly out to meet haha and friends in hokkaido and i’ve decided to drop the size of my carry on from a limit-pushing 49 liters to a more manageable 41 liters. the asian in me is having a hard time accepting that the 16% decrease in storage volume looks like […]
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Tomorrow I am starting the first leg of our round the world trip. I will be visiting Shanghai, Ningbo, Hangzhou and Suzhou for about 2 weeks. Looking forward to catching up with family. It’s become a ritual that I bring my mom jars of peanut butter every time I go for a visit. My luggage gets […]
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it’s new year’s eve and i’m trying to appease that nagging voice in the back of my head to knock yet another item off my lengthy to-do list before we embark on worldwide trip, aka soul searching mission, aka the year we run from responsibility. so here we go… 6 more days until haha flies […]
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