Tag: traveling

Austin to Miami and Jamaican Feast

Friday, July 12th, 2019Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019food, Jamaican food, postaday, travel, travelingFood, Slice of Life, Traveling1 Comment

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/5.6, 1/550 sec, ISO200
“Small Plane” Austin, 2019

Today was our travel day from Austin to Miami, where we’ll spend the night before we begin our Caribbean cruise.

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO640
“Jetway” Austin, 2019

Our flight wasn’t too early, and the airport wasn’t crowded at all so the whole flight was stress-free.

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/8, 1/850 sec, ISO200
“Clouds” Gulf of Mexico, 2019

Our plane was small, with just four seats per aisle, but it was very comfortable with lots of legroom so the flight seemed to go by in no time, and before we knew it, we were in the Miami humidity!

We were the first of our immediate family to arrive so we got dibs on the amazing feast that was waiting at my cousin’s house (where we would be staying).

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO640
“Boxes of Patties” Miami, 2019

Patties, curry goat, fricassee chicken, stew peas, plantain, etc. It was awesome! Everything was from Jamaica Kitchen, the BEST Jamaican food in Miami. My cousin is the owner/operator of Jamaica Kitchen, but even it wasn’t a family-owned restaurant, I’d still rave about it. It’s so delicious!

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/50 sec, ISO800
“Travelers’ Rest” Miami, 2019

Later that evening, the rest of my immediate family arrived and we continued the feast. What a wonderful day reuniting with family. Can’t wait for the rest of the trip!

Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2, 1/60 sec, ISO640
“Ping Pong” Miami, 2019

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Thinking About Where to Travel Next

Tuesday, February 12th, 2019Wednesday, February 13th, 2019postaday, snapshots, travelingSlice of Life, Traveling4 Comments

"Heading West" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 50mm, f/7.1, 1/125 sec, ISO100
“Heading West” Cedar Park, 2019

こんばんは。How’s it going?

This morning I saw this amazing contrail from a plane zooming across the sky, and since it is heading west, I am imagining that the passengers are traveling to the west coast of the US, and perhaps connecting to a flight to Asia.

Speaking of traveling, my next trip that is planned is a cruise with my immediate and extended family in July. I’m really looking forward to it, but I am also thinking about a solo trip somewhere. Mariko went on a solo trip to Europe last year, and she is going to Japan next month as well. She said I should go traveling solo sometime, but I’m not sure where I would like to go. I love exploring new places solo, and I would like to take my sketchbook and iPad with me to do some on-location sketching. It seems so fun! So a bit more thinking and research will be needed to figure out a nice destination for that activity.

I’d love to travel to Vietnam, Thailand, or Singapore, so those destinations are high on my list. Honestly, I’m not too interested in other regions at this point in my life, but I know that can change, so we’ll see. But just thinking about the possibilities for solo travel gets me excited!

"Morning Light" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: SONY NEX-6, 16mm, f/9, 1/200 sec, ISO100
“Morning Light” Cedar Park, 2019

I hope you had a nice day!

またね～

Running Shoes and Manhole Covers

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019Tuesday, October 12th, 2021postaday, running, traveling, tv, vacationSlice of LifeLeave a Comment

"Running Shoes in Kobe" Cedar Park, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO1250
“Running Shoes in Kobe” Cedar Park, 2019

こんばんは。Today I was watching my favorite program “10km Run” and I noticed that the host took a photo of her shoe with the cool manhole cover. I smiled because I did the same thing when I ran in Osaka a few years ago. It’s so fun to run and sightsee/take photos.

By the way, here’s a site all about manhole covers. If you are interested… 🤗

The Ultimate Manhole Covers Site

I hope you had a nice day!

またね～

Running on Vacation

Vacation’s Over – Carry On

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019Thursday, January 3rd, 2019postaday, traveling, well-beingSlice of Life, Traveling, Well-being2 Comments

"Palos Verdes" 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/9, 1/450 sec, ISO200
“Palos Verdes” 2019

こんばんは。How’s it going?

We’re back home in Texas after a wonderful holiday vacation in California. While I enjoyed myself quite a bit, I let my daily habits fall by the wayside, but that’s okay. I was on vacation after all. Nothing to beat myself up over.

While I did post on my blog, play some ukulele (my dad has a cool Kamaka ukulele), exercise/stretch, and take a daily photo, I didn’t study my Japanese vocabulary nor do a daily drawing. And of course, I didn’t do a daily decluttering. But now that I’m back home, I’ll pick those back up. It’s a new year which is kind of cool. No new year’s resolutions for me. I’m just going to continue what I’m doing. Little by little, every day, ought to be enough. 😊

またね～

Spending Time at the Ocean

Tuesday, January 1st, 2019Friday, February 1st, 2019California, food, postaday, travelingFood, Slice of Life, Traveling2 Comments

"Sunset Light" Redondo Beach, 2019 — Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/11, 1/70 sec, ISO3200
“Sunset Light” Redondo Beach, 2019

こんばんは。And Happy New Year!

This afternoon we went to the Redondo Beach Pier to walk around, have some snacks, and enjoy the outdoors. Even though it was chilly out, the kids got ice cream and funnel cakes, and Mariko and I enjoyed some oysters on the half-shell. As the sun went down, we got sat down for a cocktail and then took photos of the sunset. It was a good day! Please enjoy the photos.

またね～