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Can't go to Japan and not eat sushi We love our Yoshinoya and natto and everything, but sometimes you gotta splurge! This was one of the more recommended sushi places, right underneath the Tokyo Skytree around the corner from us. We had to line up 45 minutes before the restaurant opened for...

¥100 (100 Yen) stores are very popular. ¥100 is around 1 US Dollar ¥100 stores are not one specific chain, they are a type of store that sell everything for a dollar or less. The most common ¥100 stores are convenience stores like this Lawson's above, but there are other stores that sell little...

Today is errand day. Our first stop is Akihabara - the shopping district Akihabara is the place to go to in Tokyo for all electronics. And the reason we are here is because my DSLR camera is not working anymore... It started acting up in Thailand, and I've been suffering from shutter...

One thing I read about is Natto. It's a very popular Japanese breakfast dish Natto is fermented soy beans. My first impressions were: OMG, it smells horrible! Like yeasty old sneakers... And the texture looks like the slime coming out of the creature's mouth in Aliens... and it has a really...

Still, it's a great place! This is our living room. There's also a kitchen/dining room the same size, and a bedroom, also the same size We've gone from the blistering heat of Thailand to the still-shivering thaw of early spring in Japan. It's sooo cold, we need to crank up the heat in our...

Updated from http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/391.html Our flight lines up on its final approach when we see the bright lights of Tokyo gleaming below us. It's 7C outside (OMG COLD!) when we touch down at Haneda International Airport. Ha-Neda. Ha ha! Neda! All throughout the flight I was ribbing...

Looks like someone is listening... the forum is open again.

Hi folks, ever since the forum software changed, the "In Progress Adventures" sub-forum has been set to Private, which means only registered users can see the threads. We've gotten a lot of e-mails from non-registered people asking why they could not see our thread. So I asked the forum admins...

Thanks guys! Appreciate all the kind words. As always, we move very slowly, whether it's traveling or winding down our trip. More stories to come on our way back home!

The countdown has started, ticking down towards the expiry dates on our tourist visas and then we'll have to leave Thailand yet again. We don't know when we'll be back, so it's best to get rid of the bikes now, and if we ever return we can always pick up another couple of bikes for fairly cheap...

We made plans to meet up with Cleaver for drinks later on, and he brought his friend and business partner Millie along. Turns out they are both Digital Nomads too! *AND* they're both from Toronto as well! Small world, indeed! Since Yaw and Hélène left, my blog writing efforts have stalled. I...

Presenting "The Kiss" by Klimt. It's a birthday present for Neda's sister in Italy. Neda finally finished her cross-stitch. This one took a whole year because we've been traveling so often, there was little time to work on it. Well underway on her newest cross-stitch project We're no longer...

More volunteers at Care for Dogs You know those beautiful Instagram pictures of the girl in the pretty dress leading the guy by the hand in exotic locations all over the world? If not, you can Google: "Murad Osmann Follow Me" Well, this is my version... :) The main duty of a volunteer at the...

Neda volunteers at a dog shelter called Care For Dogs Thankfully, there are organizations that take in these stray dogs, house and feed them, and also spay and neuter them to keep the stray population down. Three times a week, Neda rides 20 minutes out of the city to the dog shelter to help...

Updated from http://www.RideDOT.com/rtw/390.html It's a sad day today. After spending a month with us in Chiang Mai, Yaw and Hélène are heading to their next Digital Nomadic destination: Indonesia! In all of our travels, we've always been the ones to leave. Now the tables are turned, and we...

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Happy Anniversary! It's become a yearly tradition to celebrate with chocolate cake and candles. Today we're marking Six Years (!) on the road. Big hello to everyone following our trip. We've taken a little break from the blog, but we'll be back soon with more stories and pictures! Thanks for...

Yaw and Hélène introduced us to their Chiang Mai social circle: other digital nomads and assorted ex-pats The digital nomad lifestyle is not all milk and honey though. It makes sound economic sense, and there are lots of people rushing to Thailand (specifically Chiang Mai because it's so...

The drill sargeant congratulates us for reaching the top. "Now drop and give me 20!" I was a bit ambivalent about the whole thing. Although I hate hiking, it was nice hanging out with friends outside of a mall or coffee shop. I was like, 50% Namaste, 50% ******** Outta Here. So back to the...

While I am playing Digital Nomad, Neda has her own daily routine. Yoga classes three times a week Also physiotherapy for her ankle a couple of times a week, and she also started volunteering at a dog shelter - also three times a week. This is Shangri-La for Neda. This is the reason why she was...