http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com 65% of the time, it works every time... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:28:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I shot over 4000 photos on my trip with my new Casio Exilim EX- Z850 - great camera btw: 8.1 mega, 35-114mm lens, full manual (although aperture priority only gives you 2 options for any shot) . This video only has about 3,300 pics though. Enjoy. (This video is ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/09/05/17-days-in-4-minutes-43-seconds/ It's been a week now since I've been back, and slowly I've been readjusting. The trip was amazing and I'd highly recommend Japan. The people are extremely nice and friendly. There are so many beautiful places to see. Hiroshima was an unexpected surprise and a must-see on par ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/09/05/back-in-la-new-photos-uploaded/ There was a time when traveling abroad where your needs were simple: a hot shower, clean bed, and maybe a Post to mail some letters back home. Perhaps, if you were a true high roller, you might even develop some of your photos while you were there rather than wait ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/21/day-11-quixotic-in-hiroshima/ Update: New rule when updating your blog, if you`re so tired you can`t see the keyboard, wait until the next day. Thanks KK for the editorial services. I`m a bad spellr, doh! Kobe, and I don`t mean Bryant Not sure what today is. It’s late so this will be short, but I’m ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/21/days-8910-kobe-hiroshima/ Coffee Laboratory Since I never bothered to look at the time difference here, I seem to have gotten over the jet lag rather quickly. Actually, because of the 24/7 Tokyo craziness, I don't think I ever experience jet lag since I just stayed up late and got up early, not ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/17/day-7-coffee-laboratory-a-trip-to-the-sea-our-own-onsen/ An Amazing Morning After tying one on last night and going to bed at 2 or 3h00 am, we had to get up at 6h30 as Toru-san, the restaurant owner, wanted to take us out to a famous rice field nearby. Probably in his late 40's, tan, with a full ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/17/an-amazing-morning-sleep-sleep-sleep/ Lost in a Forest At last, a quiet moment to collect my thoughts and put pen to paper, so to speak. I'm currently in Shimizu-Cho, a remote little village tucked away among the hills about 4 hours south of Osaka. There's only a few hundred people here and the ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/17/day-5-lost-in-a-forest-sake-bombed/ Imperial Palace Since my buddy Jason H. and I were unable to solidify plans (I'm heading to his place next) I decided to hang in Tokyo one more day. Today's tourist activity featured a visit to the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo. I'm pretty adept now at taking the ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/17/day-4-imperial-palace-sake-wine-bars/ Cycling Fan Club Through our web site, www.missingsaddle.com, I came into contact with several Japanese bloggers who are big fans of cycling. Naco-san runs one of the most popular Japanese cycling sites and organized a get-together today between some cycling fans and a few other bloggers. We met up ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/17/day-3-cycling-fan-club-kentucky-fried-chicken-parts/ I'm here in Tokyo and so far it's been better than I could have hoped for. Perhaps I should back up first to the day I left LA though. After packing all night, getting 1 hour of sleep -- is there any other way to pack for a trip? ... http://www.vanmarley.missingsaddle.com/2006/08/13/japan/