Author Archives: David Cross

A Mix of Old and New in Tokyo

Today, we did take a short bus ride today to see a few different sites. The cool thing our guide did was present some slides and pictures from his mobile phone on s flat screen TV. Much more effective than … Continue reading

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Found Where the Runners all Hang Out in Tokyo

Saturday is still a work day for many in Japan, so that was not a good long run day in Tokyo. So we decided Sunday would be our long distance run day. But where do all the runners in downtown … Continue reading

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Exploring Different Parts of Tokyo

Today, we had a great day learning how the subway, Metro, JR and train system works in Japan/Tokyo. In some ways it is very easy to learn, and in other ways, it was frustrating. There are at least 3 systems … Continue reading

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Exploring Tokyo

We spent our first day exploring around the area of our first hotel…and of course we started with an early morning run in downtown Tokyo near the Ginza district and the fish market. It was amazingly easy to run the … Continue reading

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Arrived in Japan

Flew on United out of San Francisco. Great flight…time passed by quickly. Watched the movie Nebraska. Bruce Dern should have won the Academy Award, but I digress… As recommended by many, we hit the currency exchange counters and ATMs to … Continue reading

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Working on the first blog posting for Japan

Checked into the flights and hanging out in the United lounge on the way to Japan for 3 weeks. Have to make sure the Surface is charged up and loaded with some new games and movies from Xbox media store … Continue reading

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Learning About Aliens During our Last Day in Tahiti

We got off our yacht today in Papeete and decided to tour around the island a little more.  There are quite a few good sites to visit and spend half a day driving around the full island. It was interesting … Continue reading

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4×4 Exploration in Bora Bora

We did a little exploring Bora Bora with a local who had a good Land Rover and could take us up some of the treacherous trails to the top of the Bora Bora mountains (hills?). It was gorgeous weather and … Continue reading

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Chef’s Dinner on Princess Cruise

Last night we spent some time with the Executive Chef who prepared a stunning repast for us an 8 others on the cruise.   The appetizers were served in the main galley and in some ways, they were so good…it … Continue reading

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Diving in Bora Bora

We anchored in Bora Bora for two days.  This is currently the hot spot and most popular place to visit in the French Polynesia islands. Today, we went out for two dives in gorgeous waters and weather. The first dive … Continue reading

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