I’m referring to the Camino de Santiago. This is a historical pilgrimage walk mostly in Spain (but some routes start in other countries such as France). In the past it was a spiritual journey to Santiago de Compostela. Today thousands of people from all over the world come to walk, bike, or ride a horse
Konnichiwa from Japan! It has now been 1 1/2 years since I posted my first blog from Japan. If you’re new here, you can go to: http://www.kscopewellness.com/toto-were-not-in-kansas-anymore/ and see where my journey in “The Land of The Rising Sun” started. I will sum up my past 6 months since my last blog: Here it is
I made it through a full year here in Japan and accomplished something I’ve dreamed of doing! It has been an amazing experience and at the same time extremely challenging. I truly feel that growth and learning come from the challenges we endure in life. I’ve now been happily unemployed for a little over two
The saying: “Do One Thing Every Day That Scares You” was misattributed to Eleanor Roosevelt and what she actually said was: “You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face” In all honesty, I took it for granted that my previous travel experience would
I arrived into Sapporo airport fairly late and my new boss, Paul, picked me up and we went into Sapporo town. The company paid for that first nights stay at the hotel. It was nice to not have an additional 1 1/2-2 hour drive on top of all the travel. Needless to say, I was
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” This is a line from one of my favorite poems by Mary Oliver called “The Summer Day” My answer to that question is that I’m going to spend a year in “The Land of The Rising Sun”…..Japan! High on
This post is a little bit delayed but life happens! I have lots of pictures to help tell the story and I hope you enjoy the journey. If you need a recap of ‘Vietnam: South to North’ check it out here. Leaving Hue, I boarded an overnight train in a sleeper compartment. I learned the
I certainly didn’t know what I was getting into when I decided to come to Vietnam. I found that it was a mixture of many things and if I where to describe it in one word, I’d have to say “intense”. When I arrived to Ho Chi Minh City (also called Saigon), I was overwhelmed!
My trip to Australia was very short but extremely enjoyable. I hadn’t planned to go to Australia from New Zealand but since it’s SO close and it had been about 30 years since I was there last, I figured why not? Given the fact that winter was quickly approaching, I decided to stick to the
In New Zealand, the rain often brings rainbows and a brilliant blue sky filled with puffy white clouds. I didn’t mind the rain in New Zealand although the temperatures did start dropping as the days moved closer to winter. I enjoyed my time on the North Island. I flew from Christchruch, on the South Island,
