At the end of 2020, we decided to take a bike trip to the famous “Shimanami Kaido” before New Year! +++ from Wikipedia +++ The Nishiseto Expressway, often called the Shimanami Kaidō is an expressway in Japan that connects Onomichi, Hiroshima and Imabari, Ehime, going through nine of the Geiyo Islands, including Ōshima, Ōmishima, and Innoshima. The road and multiple bridges crossing across the Seto Inland Sea is… Continue reading (Japan) Shimanami Kaido (Dec 27 – 29, 2020)
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(Japan) Karuizawa (Oct 31~Nov 3, 2020)
Less than one month from our 1st trip, we already went on to our 2nd trip — Karuizawa! This is a resort area between Kunma & Nagano, northwest of Tokyo. It is popular in the summer because of its cooler temperature and a lot of trees… In Autumn, it turns to be a popular place… Continue reading (Japan) Karuizawa (Oct 31~Nov 3, 2020)
(Japan) Chiba – Tokyo Bay (Sept 18-22, 2020)
It was our 1st bikepacking trip. We were super-excited! It was our 1st step of cycling the world! Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, we couldn’t travel outside of country… so we decided to cycle all over Japan, to gain the experience & skills, so that was exactly what we did! In our 1st trip, we… Continue reading (Japan) Chiba – Tokyo Bay (Sept 18-22, 2020)
(Nepal) Dal Bhat Power @ Annapurna Base Camp
Dec. 21, 2019 – Jan. 4, 2020 This was my last overseas trip before Covid-19 hit the world. Before that, I had been dreaming about hiking in Nepal for many years, so I’m really glad that I took this trip just in time! Since we had never travelled to Nepal, let… Continue reading (Nepal) Dal Bhat Power @ Annapurna Base Camp
Shrink
*** This is a fictional story. *** One time I got a job at a jewelry shop. It was quite a boring job. Most of the time, I was just sitting at the counter day-dreaming… Until one day, the strangest thing happened! Technically, I didn’t really see it coming. 3 masked guys just suddenly appeared… Continue reading Shrink
A celebrity
*** This is a fictional story. *** Here he is, in his goregous spacous hotel suite room… sitting by the wide window at quiet night, overseeing the city view outside, and falling into deep thought… Today he just came back from yet another TV interview… Sometimes it’s brand commercials, sometimes it’s public events, sometimes it’s… Continue reading A celebrity
A bomb
+++ This is a fictional story. +++ It was a sunny warm Saturday. I was working at my ancle’s car dealer from morning all day. It was my Part-Time job as I Was still a student. I didn’t mind this job, I was mostly serving coffee anyway. I wasn’t if the car dealer was making… Continue reading A bomb
Reality Show
the TV Show +++ This is a fictional story. +++ We were dirt poor. I have my parents & brothers & sisters. Many brothers & many sisters. I never knew what my parents did for a living. Anyway, there were just so many of us, and we all lived in a truck. Don’t mistake it,… Continue reading Reality Show