Well, we made it! Yesterday we went from Seattle to Paris to Tel Aviv. While we were sitting around in Paris, I happened to check CNN and saw that an “escalation” had occurred here in Israel while we were en route from Seattle. It was a little distressing to be boarding a flight to Tel […]
Striding…well, limping…off to Israel
Each trip I take presents unique challenges. Sometimes I’m stymied by logistics – like transfers that don’t go well, leaving us to haul our luggage while I stare at the GPS. Sometimes the issue is drivers that bring extra passengers along on private rides to try to sell us jewelry or my failure to rent […]
Final post – The bad tour guide wraps up Japan
Well, I think my tour group hates me at this point – even though they’re family. Today I had hired local guide Kenji to meet us at our hotel and take us to Himeji Castle. It’s a fairly common tour to do from Kyoto with a fairly common itinerary. But I had to mess with […]
Dragging my own little tour group around
One thing that’s hard about being on a tour is lack of control – over hotel choice, tour pacing, site selection etc. This being my first trip to Japan, I’ve been really grateful for the safety net provided by being in the safe hands of Shizu and Gate One. But I was definitely ready to […]
