(all the japan photos are here) december 21st, 2008 after a pretty late start today, we made it back into to shibuya finish up some shopping needs. everyone told us we were crazy to go into town on a sunday — they were right. it`s impossible to navigate shibuya with a stroller and a two [...]
(all the japan photos are here) december 19th, 2008 big day today — we went into tokyo with the little guys in tow. after taking a train to shibuya station, we swung around to introduce owen to hachiko (jump through the link to read the true story of the actual dog, it`s pretty great). we [...]
(all the japan photos are here) december 17th, 2008 woke up super early today to make our flight. and by super early i mean 3:30. kara was up until 12:45 packing our backs. i was ushered to bed in an effort not to relapse. owen, just like his mother, is nearly impossible to wake up [...]
(photo gallery of the philippine trip here) (yes, it’s long, but the picture at the bottom is worth the whole post) december 10th, 2008 don’t complain about going to the airport in america. we had to get up at 5am to make a car to the airport at 6:30 for a flight at 10:30. they [...]
(photo gallery of the philippine trip here) december 8th owen and i started the day searching for donuts. he’s not eating much at all here – he’s always been finiky, but this is taking it to new levels. he’ll eat a bit of orange, and then he’ll ask you to make toast and then he’ll [...]
(photo gallery of the philippine trip here) …happy new year! december 6 – manilla the phillippines is like a giant super-mega-mall. commerce isn’t a concept here, it’s a religion. (the malls even have churches…) there are malls all around us. if the movie industry wants to stop piracy, they could start here. owen and i [...]
(photo gallery of the philippine trip here) 12/5/08 – sfo to narita we started by renting a car service to get to the airport – skip cabs, this is totally the way to go. for one, they show up on time, for two, they’re conscious of having equipment for kid-travel. they keep all sorts of [...]
so, i know what you’re thinking. john, the guy who loves beer will be in munich. you know, germany. you know, the place where beer follows what is called the purity law. and, well, he can’t possibly be there for oktoberfest — the celebration of beer. not a chance.
berlin is this mix of staggering history juxtaposed with an incredible art culture and scene. it seems like a young city — skaters are everywhere, graffiti murals dot the sides of the buildings and bands are always coming through town. it is a city that i definitely want to come back to — with kara [...]
…i’ve been to three countries in two weeks. i am certainly tired of airplanes, heavy food, living out of luggage and the only contact with my family being the phone calls i could make in between countries or late at night after the work festiviities. it seemed that nine times out of ten when i’d [...]
