castironguy On the #japan food bucket list was to try 7 Eleven snacks at least once. Or first night I was feeling a bit peckish (because it was breakfast time back home) so I nabbed an onigiri and a sushi roll. Less than five bucks and better than most any sushi we get back home. From 7-11! [read more...]

8r4d Our first hotel is just a ten minute walk from the famous scramble crossing. The area nearby is essentially got a #japan times square vibe. Shopping. Lights. Food. People. Nightlife. We’re crazy jetlagged so we just wandered a bit and then back to the hotel to try and adjust our schedules. [read more...]

8r4dsfeets Don’t stop in the crazy crosswalk, unless you need to snap a quick pic. #japan [read more...]

8r4d The train from the airport to the center of Tokyo is the last leg of our journey… if you don’t count the walk to the hotel at the end of this ride. [read more...]

8r4dsfeets Long flight. Last leg. Tired travellers. [read more...]

8r4d Greeted by Mt Fuji on the horizon as we landed. #japan we are in you. [read more...]

8r4d Waiting to board for a looooong flight to #japan from #vancouver. We’ve never flown eastbound before so even tho I’ve been in this airport a lot, I don’t think we’ve ever been in the international terminal. [read more...]

8r4d “you gotta train on something…” she says, while we watch someone get lessons driving the airport ramp while we wait for our first flight.

pixelazy We were watching a movie and missed the best part of tonight’s #northernlights show but ya’ll left a bit of colour in the #sky for us later on in the evening. Thanks.

8r4d Another #datenight at the #theatre

pixelazy Those #autumn #sunset evenings, huh? #sky November sunset skies brought multiple people out into their yards to snap photos.

8r4d Now that the snow has arrived and the cold winds are whipping through the streets, our Sunday #running adventure was a little chillier than we’ve been acclimated. We logged a simple eight klick run plotted to keep the wind at bay and avoid the too icy trails. Post-run coffee tho was definitely a warm up.

8r4dsfeets Dark evening. Frozen sidewalks. Sheepish dog.

8r4d The [insert varmint here] definitely saw its shadow and now there’s six months of #winter left. First #snow of the season, huh.

8r4dsfeets November winds. Cold feets. First snow.

pixelazy #shadows and #silhouette and #sky art in the park on a chilly mid #autumn evening.

adventuredog Yeah I like climbing stuff. Gotta problem with that?!

pixelazy #downtown at night [read more...]

8r4d Today marks the third anniversary of this applet and website. Back in November 2022 I launched the first version of a little tool to share some pics of our New York vacay while simultaneously avoiding Big Social Media.

I never would have thought I’d still be using it three years later, let alone spending a full day improving the code (yet again!) But here we are.

I haven’t still not decided if I’ll ever release said code, but I’ve been working quite a bit to ensure it is stable and secure. I’ve added new features over the last couple months and just this past weekend stabilized my dashboard login so that it’s secure and reliable while traveling and posting on foreign networks. It been more work than actually packing for the trip itself!

8r4d #movie night at #westedmontonmall with the #runcrew at the imax where we celebrated the 40th anniversary rerelease of Back to the Future!

8r4d The first #running adventure of November was still snow-free. [read more...]

adventuredog It’s November. And maybe just a few more snow-free walking days left this year, huh? [read more...]

pixelazy more #sunset #sky in october theme colours while out walking with the Kid and the dog.

pixelazy October #sunset #sky [read more...]