And I Didn’t Get Sick Once…

I arrived back in the old mill town on Monday aboard the Chinatown bus. This, interestingly, smelled more strongly of urine than the buses in China.

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Touchdown!

OK, so I’ve made it back into America.  I arrived this morning in Los Angeles, California.  While California is no longer fiscally solvent, it is still (I think) part of the USA.  So I’m back on home soil! I was a bit surprised on arrival too.  I got the joys of being asked by Immigration [...]

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The Grand Finale

Like all good trips, this one included a blowout rock show.  The final piece de resistance for the great 2009 Tadhog Walkabout took place right back in my old haunts – Ibaraki, Japan.  As planned, I made it out here to see friends and to ROCK OUT.  The Rock In Japan Festival 2009 proved to [...]

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Hisashiburi-ne?

Tokyo: I love this town.  It’s always exciting, and a good time.  I had 3 points on my agenda here over the past 4 days: 1. See friends 2. Eat Ramen 3. Go to Bar Tram I’ll get to the friends part later, as that is probably less exciting for most readers. The ramen part, [...]

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