Tokyo Capsule Hotel & Shibuya Karaoke
Staying in a Tokyo capsule hotel has been a curiosity for us, so we decided to sleep in one for a night since we happen to be in Tokyo on our year of travel. We decided to do this in the Shibuya area where we could do the scramble again and also have some fun…
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…
Tokyo Tower And Popeye Beer Club
In this set of days we explore Tokyo Tower and enjoy happy hour at Popeye Beer Club. Travel Log: Day 76 (9/11), Tokyo Japan The school day was normal today with the exception of once again pushing elective to the afternoon so we could get lunch ahead of the lunch rush. We’ve found even Lawson…
Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) In Tokyo
We are not immune to boredom on our year long adventure, and it drove me to try something unusual. In the process I captured an electronic voice phenomenon (EVP) in our Tokyo Airbnb (see day 75 below). Travel Log: Day 74 (9/9), Tokyo Japan This morning we returned to school as usual. In the afternoon…
Jet Lag Induced Insomnia Practical Remedies
In our recent move from Costa Rica to Japan, I experienced jet lag induced insomnia for the first time in my life. This was my first time experiencing any sort of extended insomnia. I severely underestimated how bad this would impact me. My guess was that I would sleep really badly for a night, then…
Tokyo Museum Of Emerging Science
Travel Log: Day 72 (9/7), Tokyo Japan Today was quiet. Our biggest event of the day was going to McDonals for lunch. I was reluctant to do that because I thought we’d look like a stereotype going in there. It would only be worse in my mind if we were fat-asses. Once we got in…
Tokyo Sky Tree And Subway Stupidity
See day 71 below to skip to the information about the Tokyo Sky Tree and our subway stupidity. Travel Log: Day 70 (9/5), Tokyo Japan For field trip Friday we were planning on going to the Sumo museum for the social studies portion of our day. It rained the entire day, and hard most of…
Kit Kat Flavors In Tokyo
To jump to information about Kit Kat flavors in Tokyo, see the final travel log day below. Travel Log: Day 66 (9/1), Tokyo Japan School in the morning, nothing noteworthy. JC tweaked her neck pretty badly, so it was a miserable day for her. In the afternoon JC and I talked about how we’re going…
August Gap Year Budget Review
We have concluded another budget month while slow traveling internationally on our family gap year. I’m excited to crunch the numbers and see how our projections are matching reality. It’s the chance to prove or disprove that this approach of slow travel is sustainable over the long haul. Either way it’s useful data. The month…
Shibuya Crossing Scramble
To skip to the info on Shibuya Crossing scramble, see day 65 below. Travel Log: Day 63 (8/29), Tokyo Japan This is being written two days after the fact, so I may be missing some details. The school day was shortened today to remove social studies from the regular timeline. We instead wanted to go…
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
