On the road again!
Friday, May 25th, 2007Today is the first day I start my true travels through Japan. The time I spent at the Solar Cafe in Narusawa was an exciting experience and provided a different type of life than I’ve been used to, but it was too easy to make myself at home. By the time I left I had friends that were like family, 2 pet dogs and a rooster, a bed of my own, a favorite grocery store, a bike and even an SUV at my disposal (not to mention an office with a great view). Strapping on my daypack and taking weekend trips to Tokyo was exciting, but not much different from short hops to NYC or Phila back home. I never really felt like much of a vagabond… but that is all changing. Now I leave to begin my nomadic lifestyle. For the next six weeks left of my visa, I’m backpacking and hitchhiking south west through Japan bound for South Korea. [read on]