2019 Utah Travel Blog (Bryce National Park)

The good times continued in and around our next stop, Bryce National Park. This park contains one of this country’s most spectacular geologic sights, the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument (more on this below). We’d been hearing and reading…

Marijuana Strain Review: Choco Loco

Pot Shop:Stone Age Farmacy (Beaverton). I strongly recommend this pot shop!Hybrid:Sativa-dominant.Grower:Stone Age GardensTHC Strength:19.67%CBD Strength:0.39%# of hits:4Onset Time:1 minute.Fade:2.5 hours.Aroma Profile:Chocolate, if you … Read the rest

Happy Holidays Folks!

Hi Everyone! I just wanted to send out a heartfelt Happy Holidays wish to all of you! I sincerely hope that you all will have a wonderful time this Christmas and experience a fun new year! Cheers! Jeff

My Moment of Zen (with a Zen Master)

During our tour of Japan we got to meet with two different Buddhist monks, each representing different branches of Buddhism within Japan. These meetings were interesting on several different levels. I studied Eastern philosophies and religions a lot when I…

Japan – some final reflections

I have been pondering our recent experiences in Japan to try and put my finger on exactly what bothered me about our Japan trip. Generally, we had a good trip, but it didn’t really live up to our expectations and…

Ah, Kyoto!

Our tour was supposed to avoid cities and focus on “culture”, etc., but Japan is not some third world country. Everywhere you go you see a bustling atmosphere, lots of office buildings, stores and restaurants. Let me tell you, the…

A Fukushima Refugee Tale

One thing that was interesting in Kanazawa is when we got to meet with a Fukushima refugee couple. They currently live in Kanazawa and have a restaurant where we had lunch. (It was a vegan restaurant. I’m probably the only…

Mentally, All Our Bags Are Packed

Wow, the time has flown by! Too busy doing the tour to take time to blog. It can’t be helped. It seems to be that every time we travel, I am forced to blog about the trip mostly after we…