Is this city, this nation for real? Did the cashier at Family Mart convenience store just bow fairly deeply to me more than once? Are these tiny, winding streets always so quiet and so dang clean? Do numerous employees of a large bank actually all immediately drop what they are doing as you walk upstairs…
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Tokyo, Enough Said.
Bump of Chicken rocking out on one of the huge movie screens high above traffic The ubiquitous vending machine, even on remote corners. Noteworthy public bathroom hospitality Open air You Tube recording studio on a street corner This is how I ordered this food (rice with a grits coating) two nights ago [imagine a photo…
I’m Not a Bar Goer, But…
…Shinjuku district of Tokyo is a new spot for me. I have not drunk alcohol since August of 2000 and do not plan to ever drink again. But the atmosphere here is overwhelming. Visualize this: 8 foot wide pathways snaking through a pocket of Shinjuku, not far from where my Red Light photos were taken….
Red Light District: Kabukicho in Tokyo
Honestly, I had no idea my Air BNB apartment would be a half mile from the epicenter of a sprawling red light district–the largest I’ve ever seen. Incongruous scenes abound: huge open air game centers–everywhere around here–directly next to massage parlors which are essentially brothels; a cinema complex showing the new Dory Disney movie across…
First Glimpse of Tokyo
Five pictures on my first day, curated just for you all (and uploaded while underground with best roaming and wi fi reception I’ve ever known). Iyashiman8 on YouTube
Shanghai in a Second!
Shanghai coffee shop downtown. Solo. Stayed in Happy Hotel with two men I met on plane—details later. It’s true! Google, Facebook, New York Times blocked here. But my website is open in China! More later! Have to navigate back through maze of packed subway trains to outskirts of town to check out of Happy and…
I Love Bangkok
I like to write, usually saying more when sometimes less is more. For those who saw my previous posts from this great land, you already know about how influential Buddhism and the monarchy are here. Many photos relate to such fundamental elements of Thai society. I will annotate where necessary but otherwise am going to…
Would it be wrong to…
…scrap the rest of my trip and stay in Bangkok? More to come soon!
Tomorrow Begins…
Expedition:Asia Follow the action right here at dontletmyparentsreadthis.com
Passage to the DMZ
God Willing, I will make it back from here–one of the most unusual places I will ever visit. Just booked my trip there, to the infamous DMZ (August 2nd). Joint Security Area (JSA) Tour: Get Close to the North Korean Border Follow it all right here at dontletmyparentsreadthis.com throughout my Expedition:Asia…beginning July 13th… NOTE: This…
Don't Let My Parents Read This 