Two Stops til Tokyo
After our brief stop on the Korean Peninsula, back across the Sea of Japan we go, headed for Nagasaki. The US atomic bombing here was just three days after Hiroshima on August 9, 1945. We had planned a similar visit as we had in Hiroshima (museum and such), but that…
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Waking Up in Korea
When traveling by boat in this part of the world, you’re never quite sure when you move from one sea to another, or whose territorial waters you might be in, until it’s right in front of you…and here we are in Busan, South Korea! It’s the only non-Japanese port on…
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Blood Pond Hell
After a slow overnight sail from Hiroshima, as there’s not far to go, we land in Beppu, known for its natural hot springs. There are dozens in the area, including some that are so hot you cannot get into the water! In fact, Christians were boiled to death here. Gruesome.…
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Michael “Cool Breeze” Kossman
As a scruffy kid growing up on a farm in Northern California, I lived down a long, dusty dirt road, at the end of which is truly paradise. For most of my adult life, I lived in the hustle and bustle of San Francisco and its high rises. Thus was born my love for both, and the idea of this travelogue…for those of us who seek salt-of-the-earth adventures with a sprinkle of big-city luxury on top.
Dirt Roads and High Rises 