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A Mix of Old and New in Tokyo

Posted on April 28, 2014 by David Cross

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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Exploring Different Parts of Tokyo

Posted on April 26, 2014 by David Cross

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

Posted on April 25, 2014 by David Cross

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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Working on the first blog posting for Japan

Posted on April 23, 2014 by David Cross

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

Posted on December 20, 2013 by David Cross

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

Posted on December 18, 2013 by David Cross

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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Get Your Vanilla in Huahine!

Posted on December 12, 2013 by David Cross

Yesterday, before boarding our yacht before final departure, we bought some local flowers to decorate the room for 2 weeks. Amazing flowers here in French Polynesia.  Only $15 in local currency for this collection. Today, we stopped by the island … Continue reading →

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The Internet in the South Pacific is Brutal

Posted on December 8, 2013 by David Cross

I must admit we get spoiled in North America.  It feels like 15 years ago here in the Polynesian Islands… the time when we used to dial up for the Internet and the modem kept dropping off every 5 minutes … Continue reading →

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First Day in Tahiti Island

Posted on December 7, 2013 by David Cross

Tahiti felt like a combination of Easter Island and Hawaii.  It is different and definitely a tropical escape.  A French tropical escape…as many people don’t speak English and knowing French makes a huge difference in navigating your way around the … Continue reading →

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Foynes and Cliffs of Moher Ireland

Posted on August 10, 2013 by David Cross

We made an interesting stop in Foynes at the Flying Boat Museum. This was a surprising history lesson as this location was the first international airport across the Atlantic to North America. We toured a historic Boeing 314 flying boat … Continue reading →

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