Author: peterpecksen
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Welcome to Tokyo, Part 1
As I know how little I enjoy reading long posts I am breaking Tokyo into a couple of short posts. It is a neat city and deserves the attention. Tokyo is our longest stop on our Japan adventure. We ended up extending it by a couple of days just so we could attend the Grand…
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SUMO!!!
At the suggestion of a former co-worker, who is an experienced Japan traveller, (thanks Jeff) we purchased tickets to the 2025 May Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. What a great decision. These tournaments occur 6 times a year around Japan, and each one lasts 15 days. All competitors compete every day (no sissy rest or…
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Tokyo Bound
After our arrival on the main island of Honshu we could have taken a bullet train directly to Tokyo, but where is the fun in that? Instead we choose to spend a day checking out the city of Hirosaki, then taking a scenic train along the coast of the Sea of Japan. Our arrival in…
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Hakodate and Onward
Starting out our investigation of Japan at the more rural end of it is proving to be a good decision. The north end of the country is certainly more relaxed and allows one to avoid the culture shock that certainly could have an effect on some.
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Our Intro to Japan
Our first 36 hours in Japan have definitely lived up to our expectations. What a country! We are sure to have experiences in the next month which will influence our thoughts, but so far, WOW! However, before I get into that, I have to acknowledge our trip over here. Karen was able to get a…
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Our BC Winter
Currently, Karen and I are looking after a lovely pup in Kelowna, British Columbia. It may not be the most adventurous destination, but it holds some definite advantages. The biggest one for me is reminding me that a winter in BC can be quite nice. We spent the month of February on Vancouver Island and…
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Tren Maya
As big fans of train travel, when we heard the Yucatan peninsula was implementing a rail system we felt we had to check it out. After reading up on it a bit and speaking with some people in Playa del Carmen we did so with some trepidation. There are a lot of questions about the…
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Our Mérida Exploration
We are nearing the end of our month here in Mérida and I thought I should share some thoughts on this city on the Yucatan peninsula. In an effort to explore more of México we chose to spend our second month here in Mérida. The only reasons for this was we had heard and read…
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Progreso Day Trip
After our successful day trip to Celestún we thought we should give it another shot. This time we set our sights on the small but busy town of Progreso. The trip there was on a bus that runs every 15-20 minutes between Mérida and Progreso. We were surprised that every bus we observed was full.…
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Celestún Day Trip
Once we had settled in Mérida we had the good fortune to meet up with two other slow travelling couples and do a day trip to the coast to visit the town of Celestún. If you are ever in Mérida for more than a couple of days I would say the trip to Celestún is…