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Travel
Blog posts grouped by travels to various places.
Japan
May 2026 · Tokyo · Kyoto · Nara
A first trip to Japan spent across Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka.
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Tokyo tarmac, taxi, takeoff. Haneda Airport, Tokyo, Japan. 30th May, …
I just got back from a two week trip to Japan. It was a great trip …
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Shibuya, or First Walk in Japan
We arrived in Tokyo in the late afternoon on 18th May. As soon as we left the familiar confines of an international airport, and descended to the train station, I recall feeling visually overwhelmed by signs and information. The fact that we hadn’t slept in over twenty-four hours …
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A (Very) Brief Visit to Nara
While in Kyoto, we took a short trip one morning to visit Nara briefly. We walked from Nara station to the Great Buddha Hall and back.
The deer at Nara are a main attraction and some people like to feed them. We mostly just bowed to them. Sometimes they bowed back.
This figure …
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Norway
June–July 2025 · Oslo · Bergen · Esefjord · Kaupanger
Two weeks in Norway across Oslo, Bergen, and Balestrand.
Oslo, Norway. 27th June, 2025.
The Monolith at Vigeland Park. Oslo, Norway. 27th June, 2025.
Oslo City Hall from the promenade. Celebrating 75 years since its …
Oslo, Norway. 27th June, 2025.
Vigeland Park. Oslo, Norway. 27th June, 2025.
Didn’t make it to Portland pride parade here today but found myself …
Astrup Fearnley Museum. Oslo, Norway. 29th June, 2025.
The Royal Palace. Oslo, Norway. 29th June, 2025.
View of Bergen harbor from Mt. Fløyen. The panoramic view from there …
The views were stupid gorgeous when riding a bike around the Esefjord …
A few days ago I got back from a two week trip to Norway. It was a …
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Oslo Opera House feels like a plaza unfolded itself from the surface …
Munch Museum. Olso, Norway.
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Vigeland Sculptures
I saw a bird on nearly every statue taller than 12 feet or so in …
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Kaupanger Stave Church
Kaupanger Stave Church is one of the 28 stave churches (out of an estimated nearly 2000 that existed in the past) preserved in Norway. You can read more about those here.
Most of the graves were newer but there were a few that were pretty old, including one of a person born in …
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Hawaii
March 2025 · Kona
Chicago
August 2024 · Chicago
Southern Arizona
Dec 2023–Jan 2024 · Tucson · Green Valley
Experiencing a warm winter in southern Arizona.
Cupertino
June 2023 · San Francisco · Apple Park
A day in San Francisco, then Apple's WWDC special event at Apple Park.
Sunset over Apple Park, as seen from the Steve Jobs Theater. 5th …
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📷 WWDC at Apple Park
Last week I went to Cupertino for Apple’s Special Event at Apple Park.
The Main Event The announcements at the event and the hot takes around it have gone around the internet, and the world, perhaps a dozen times by now. This is not a post about that, but about my personal …
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India
November 2022 · New Delhi · Agra
Three weeks with family in India, and an overnight trip from New Delhi to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.
It has been a while since I did one of these!
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Scenes around New Delhi
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📷 Shades of Taj
In the last week of our recent trip to India, Jenni and I went on an overnight trip from New Delhi to Agra to visit the Taj Mahal.
We arrived at the site a couple hours before sunset so the Sun was about halfway down which meant that as we walked around the campus, and the light …
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Sunset Taj
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India
Dec 2021–Jan 2022 · Mahabaleshwar · Mumbai
An extended visit to Mumbai.
Somewhere over the North Sea a few days ago.
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A decommissioned mailbox in Mahabaleshwar.
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A street vendor sets up strawberries for sale in Mahabaleshwar. …
Seagulls Sea Link
Mumbai, India.
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Prettiest sunset of this trip so far 😍
Mumbai, India.
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Landing at PDX a couple of weeks ago.
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Southern Arizona
Sep–Oct 2021 · Tucson · Green Valley · Bisbee
Exploring southern Arizona.
Grand Teton
September 2019 · Craters of the Moon · Jackson Hole · Mormon Row
A few days exploring in and around Jackson Hole.
Inferno Cone at Craters of the Moon National Monument. Arco, Idaho. …
A plane lands at Jackson Hole Airport. 17th September, 2019.
T. A. Moulton Barn, aka “the most photographed barn in America”. 19th …
Panorama at Antelope Flats. 19th September, 2019.
Biking along the mountains in the Grand Teton National Park was …
A curious Jenni.
Portugal
July 2008 · Porto · Vila Nova de Gaia
My first visit to Europe to present a paper at a conference, and exploring a bit of Porto.
