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Breathtaking Sticker Shock Of Guam
Travel Log: Day 111 (10/16), Guam We were all up pretty early today, 4:30am for me. Due to that we got school started on time and had a mostly normal school day. We did take a break before the final two subjects to go walk on the beach. It was really nice in terms of…
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Travel From Osaka To Guam
For information on travel from Osaka to Guam, see day 110 below. Travel Log: Day 107 (10/12), Osaka Japan JC and I were moving pretty slow today after our date night last night. I should have been hung over given the estimated 7-8 units of alcohol that I had. I pretty much felt fine though.…
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Shinsekai Date Night
Travel Log: Day 105 (10/10), Osaka Japan Today I couldn’t seem to wake up for basically the entire day. We did school as usual, and then I tried to nap a few times. I fell asleep a couple times briefly but didn’t really nap. I’m not sure what was going on with me. We did…
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Aquarium & Shinsekai
For info on the aquarium and Shinsekai, see day 104 below. Travel Log: Day 103 (10/8), Osaka Japan JC and I were pretty hung over today after our fun night last night. I was trying to think of all the drinks I had last night and it had to be something like 7 or 8…
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Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street
For info about Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street see day 100 below. Travel Log: Day 96 (10/1), Osaka Japan We’re all starting to feel a lot better, although we’re still stuck around the house. I’m at the final stage of a cold which for me is uncontrollable coughing out of the blue a couple times per day.…
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September Budget In The Red
I always get excited when budget time rolls around, and I was particularly interested in this month. September is the first full month we have spent in Japan, which is our most expensive location (not counting Guam). If I had been allowed to peek ahead to the result of any one month’s budget before the…
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Tokyo To Osaka
Travel Log: Day 87 (9/22), Tokyo Japan This was our last full day in Japan and we kept it close to home. Part of the reason was just to enjoy our place, but it was also because JC is sick. The timing of that is not good considering we have to travel to Osaka tomorrow.…
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Surviving The Most Dangerous Neighborhood In Tokyo
See day 85 below for the details of the most dangerous neighborhood in Tokyo. Travel Log: Day 82 (9/17), Tokyo Japan We woke up from our capsule adventure today coming off of poor sleep and alcohol. After getting our stuff together we checked out around 7:30am. The train system is pretty busy at that time…
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Tokyo Capsule Hotel & Shibuya Karaoke
Travel Log: Day 81 (9/16), Tokyo Japan Typical homeschool day. Lawson for breakfast and lunch. We booked a capsule hotel for tonight just to try it out. The one we chose is Nine Hour near the Tokyo Tower, and the cost for all four of us was 18,430 yen (~$125.38). This post will focus on…
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Bridges To Normal Days
Travel Log: Day 78 (9/13), Tokyo Japan JC and I ran like usual on Saturday. My back is still feeling ok so I’m hoping to find that I’m clear of the major tweak I had at Costa Rica. I’d like to chalk that up to a ridiculously soft bed. Around the middle of the day…
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
