Returning Home: Sendai to Dubrovnik (travel notes)
What follows are the notes I took on my long journey home from Sendai to the US. It includes many other journeys of which I have already written. These notes have been incorporated into posts of that trip [Round the World I} 1987 March 29 Nikko Line (Japan) Nikko, Tochigi, Japan I left Sendai after spending my last night in Mark's apartment. Ironically, that was also the first place I stayed when I arrived in Sendai. Ono-san, Shin-chan, and Hoshi-kun took me to the stat
Round the World I: Beijing to Berlin (2)
** Note: all headings in italic and underlined indicate a travel journal entry which indicate the date written and location. At times they do not match the timeline exactly. Italicized passages are the notes I wrote on the journey. [Continued from Round the World I: Sendai to Beijing (1)] May 1987 CHINA Beijing (departure) Beijing Railway Station As usual with an early morning departure, I barely slept. I woke early and navigated all the buses and subways necessary be
