Is Not Chicago

An Adventure Ends

November 7, 2006

Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan

I landed safely at O'Hare International Airport yesterday morning. Through a miraculous disturbance in the space-time continuum and/or the international date line, I arrived in Chicago 3 hours before I left Tokyo. Of course, the effect on my body was compounded from staying out all night in Roppongi the night before. A day later… Read more

The Adventure Continues

November 5, 2006 — Sa Wat Dema

I have successfully made it to China! I write to you from an internet cafe across from tianeman square and a block from the Forbidden City in Beijing. My last days in Thailand were a blast, though tiring because I really tried to live it up. After scuba in Ko Phi Phi… Read more

Sounds Kind of Fishy

November 3, 2006

Chuo, Tokyo, Japan

Yesterday morning I awoke bright and early (well, as I said before, not as early as hoped, but still early) and I headed to Tsukiji fish market. This is the largest fish market in the world where hundreds of tons of fish come in every morning. They have giant auctions for the best fish. Those happen around 5am, so of course I missed out on that. All the guidebooks say it’s best before 8am… Read more

Fuji is One Fickle Yama

November 2, 2006

Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

For the first time since Monday I have internet access and a new camera and some cool new pictures. And of course… Read more

The Adventure Below

October 31, 2006 — Sa Wat Dema

The adventure below continues…I extended my stay on Phi Phi by a couple of days in order to squeeze a few more dives in. The things I have seen will amaze you. Last night, I went on a night dive off of Phi Phi Lei… Read more

Too Much Tofu

October 30, 2006

Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Yesterday is best presented as a haiku: Five thirty a. m. There’s no hangover today A monk at my door. Two days ago I awoke with a a raging hangover from Halloween festivities and a missing camera. I was going to Koyosan for the evening, so I knew it would be a relaxed day. In Koyosan, a small mountain town about two hours south of Osaka… Read more

I Left My Camera in Dotambori

October 30, 2006

Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

It’s true. My camera is lost amongst the craziness that is Dottambori in Osaka. Unfortunately that means that all of my pictures from Phuket and Osaka are no more. Brian, do your best to get pictures from the wedding from the other Jason. I have a lot to say about Japan, and I feel like it will be best as multiple posts… Read more

Call Me Scuba Steve!

October 29, 2006 — Sa Wat Dema

And then there was one…I know I have been very delinguent in my blog posts, but I have much to talk about on this one and finally some time to do it, so get ready-So many things have been going on lately –my pal Ewen got married in Phuket, Jason is off in Japan, we slept through a bachelor party, we practiced our international relations with some young Isreali ladies… Read more

Go forth

October 25, 2006 — Tuk Tuk Reagan

Go forth Traveler Dema. Hold thight to that which binds us in youth; A desire to look behind the waterfall and discover your tomorrow. “Trust Thyself. Every heart vibrates to that iron string. . ” -R. W. Emerson Happy BDay Buddy!

Thai Witch Project

October 23, 2006

As we walked past the restaurant, it looked too familiar. We looked down and saw it: the same damn turtle. It was pushing five in the morning and we just wanted to get get back to our bungalow. It had been a long day of travel from Koh Pha-ngang to Kho Phi Phi (pronounced pee-pee. It never gets old). After two days of bucket drinking (a plastic bucket one flask of vodka or whiskey, one coke… Read more