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Hello! What???

Well, hello!

Long intended hiatus.....and it was full, busy, stressful, not stressful, lots of travel, lots of changes.

For one, I had teenagers five years ago. Three of them. And now in just a few weeks I will have a grandchild that's no longer a teen. Sigh.  My roots will attest to these very things.

I digress.

It hasn't been that long ago that my spouse and I realized we are in the short strokes of our working years, and whatever shall we do with good retirement planning and two incomes? We love, LOVE to travel...so, travel, naturally!

Of course we both love Colorado and we have both had some good trips out in the last five years, both with kids and without. And there are good trips planned for the future. Spousal unit will start section-hiking the CDT this summer and I will have two trips there over summer/fall for general merriment and mayhem with friends.

BUT......

There is one place I have long wanted to travel to, a country I have read about since I was a kid arguing with my mother over jeans vs dresses. I never, ever thought this would be possible, but in May 2021 I will be traveling to......

Japan!

I am fascinated with Japan - its culture, history, language, just..everything. I want to see the lights and glitz of Tokyo, I want to relax in an onsen, just as has been done for many centuries, stroll in Kyoto with the cherry blossoms in full bloom, see Mt. Fuji, the temples...

Yesterday I was able to pay the deposit on a 9-day solo/somewhat guided trip that will encompass days in Tokyo, Kyoto, and two days in Hakone with hopefully a sighting of Fuji-san, fantastic food and lots of memories/photos. My trip facilitator has done a great job so far of putting together a fabulous itinerary for me based on a short series of questions he asked and so far it sounds like a made-for-me trip. I am so stoked!




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