Category Archives: Travelogue

54 Floors Comments Off

Jason in the sun, originally uploaded by courtney johnston.

It’s nice that I’m on this adventure with someone who understands my need to go to every tower and observation deck around.

Buddha at Senso-ji Comments Off

Buddha at Senso-ji, originally uploaded by courtney johnston.

As with all of Tokyo, there are a mass of people screaming and eating and buying China produced goods less than 100 yards away but in the presence of Buddha in temple gardens the madness always feels miles away.

Shinjuku at night Comments Off

Shinjuku – Near Odakyu side, originally uploaded by courtney johnston.

If I have a second home it’s wandering Shinjuku at night.
West of this you get lost in bar after karaoke bar and bright lights so deep that you lose all sense of direction. Listen for the train. The Yamanote line runs between that chaos and the [...]

2009 Travels Comments Off

Las Vegas, NV February 12-15
Denver, CO April 25-26
Ocean Shores, WA May 3
Portland, OR May 22-24
San Francisco, CA May 29-31 (Maker Faire!)
Little Rock, AR October 2-3
Tulsa, OK October 3-4
Denver, CO October 23-25
Tokyo, Japan November 21-29
I really stretched those 10 vacation days this year into something.