Notas de Viaje
Going to places I don't know,
in search of blue landscapes.
Latin American back streets, the Hokkaido coastline, the Caribbean.
Unhurried travel notes, kept here with photographs.
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Latin American back streets, the Hokkaido coastline, the Caribbean.
Unhurried travel notes, kept here with photographs.
In a country the size of Kyushu and Shikoku combined, 5% of the world's species live. The real Costa Rica seen by a former resident who worked two years near an Indigenous village.
From the Anthropology Museum in Mexico City to Chichén Itzá and Tulum on the Caribbean — two weeks across Maya antiquity.
The Caribbean Sea at dawn and the Great Blue Hole from the air. A three-part mini series.
A few years in Latin America, then back to Japan riding around the country on a motorcycle. Travel notes piled up before I noticed. The least planned trips usually turn out the most interesting.
View profile →A cross-series guide to Maya sites in Mexico, Belize and El Salvador, organized by country and by site, with three model itineraries.
Two motorcycle tours and one car trip across Hokkaido. Routes, stays, key stops, and an interactive map — a planning hub for anyone heading north.
The "must-haves" from two Hokkaido tours, compiled into one list.
Neck pillow, wired earphones, two-way shoes — plus a large checked bag and a carry-on for the two-suitcase setup.
After a close encounter with a brown bear in Mombetsu, I never go to Hokkaido without one.
Quick-dry clothes, Scrubba, clothesline, TSA locks, a collapsible kettle, and a working theory of tipping for long stays in Latin America.
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