My Favourite Photos from Japan

When I set out to write this post, I was determined to narrow down my thousands of Japan photos down to my top 10.  Yes, you read that correctly, thousands. I honestly didn’t think it would be that difficult. As I sat down and flipped through my photos, however, I … Read more

Hiroshima: A City Rebuilt (December 19 to 22)

Hiroshima is infamous for being one of two cities targeted by the United States during World War II (the second being Nagasaki, another 300 km south west of Hiroshima). So it was important to make this stop on our 14-day tour outside of Tokyo. Both Shyla and I knew this … Read more

A Tale of Two Hikers

Pixel art image of two hikers in a 16-bit video game style, walking on a trail towards Mount Fuji, surrounded by a lush forest.

Once upon a time, there were two hikers. We will name them Shylen and Rytu, any similarities to real life people are purely coincidental and are not based on anyone in particular. Anyways, Shylen and Rytu decided to climb Mount Misen located on Miyajima, a small island southwest of Hiroshima, … Read more

Japan Trip 2018/19

A 16-bit style pixelated image of an airplane landing at dusk in Tokyo. The city skyline glows with neon lights and sunset hues, featuring landmarks like Tokyo Tower and the Skytree. Streaks of light represent bustling city traffic, and a second airplane is visible in the sky.

So the Shyla and Ryan Japan Adventure 2018/19 has come to a close. It was an incredible 27 days! The plan is to continue writing posts about my experiences. I have gone ahead and made this a “Featured” post to avoid it getting buried behind new posts. Enjoy the collection … Read more

Upcoming Japan adventure

The right wing of a plane over clouds and sun

So the countdown is on, I will be travelling to Japan in just a couple of weeks! [tminus t= “13-12-2018 10:00:00″ before=” style=”carbonlite”]If you are seeing this, it means that I am already on my flight to Japan![/tminus]   My itinerary has me flying out of Ottawa’s Macdonald–Cartier International Airport … Read more