jleu's Travel Journals
A travel journal is a collection of journal entries that make up a trip. Travel maps, blogs, and photo albums are organized by your trips so you its easy to look through your past travels and keep your current ones together.
Stories of Niihama
Last Updated: Nov 15th, 2008
These are stories about the city I am presently living in in Japan.
One prefecture a month goal.
Last Updated: Oct 12th, 2008
<p>Alright, after not getting the chance to travel very much last year I am finally getting out to other areas of Japan. </p><p>September - Hyogo</p><p>October - Okayama </p>
Ma and Pa come to Japan
Last Updated: Oct 12th, 2008
Mom and Dad came to visit me in April. These are our trips in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand.
Food and Drink
Last Updated: Sep 26th, 2008
These are various food and drink from around Japan.
Trips Around Shikoku
Last Updated: Sep 25th, 2008
Timeline: Open
These are day trips around the island of Shikoku while living in Niihama. I have separated them from the Niihama stories and larger multi-day trips in an attempt to be more organized.... we will see if it works. :)
Obon 2008 Travel
Last Updated: Aug 24th, 2008
The holiday of Obon takes place between Aug 13th and 17th.
Many people in Japan travel back to their home towns for special dinners. It is believed that ancestors return home during this time and so families visit the grave sites to decorate.
Seeing as Bond Head is a little far off... I decided to spend Obon traveling with a friend/coworker. Here are the pictures and stories from that trip.
Thank-you to Iri for her photos and use of her camera. I forgot the battery for mine plugged in charging at home so we took turns using her camera to record the trip.
New Years in Kyoto and Osaka
Last Updated: May 5th, 2008
This is a small adventure during the New Years Holidays.
Second Session of Getting Settled.
Last Updated: May 5th, 2008
Timeline: Dec. 2007 to Jan. 2008
This is about the change of job and housing as Nova closed and I was hired by Language House Inc. Kind of an introduction of the setting before branching into the large adventures.
On The Way and First Round of Getting Settled
Last Updated: Mar 25th, 2008
Time Line: Sept. to Dec.
The few days adventure from my small hamlet of Bond Head Canada to the small city of Niihama Japan.
I have also included here the first two months of getting settled before the bankruptcy of Nova and the employment/housing move in December.