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Five Things to See or Do in a New Place
I often find myself in new places for business and because I’m in and out of a city quite quickly, I don’t always have much time to spare. However, when I do get some downtime, whether I’m traveling for work or pleasure, I always do a bit of research before I set out to explore.…
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Timing is everything
My trip to Tokyo was ill-timed for attending a milonga but not for taking a tango class. This time, instead of a private lesson, I took a group class at the Tropicana bar/club located in the Roppongi Hills area in the Minato district of Tokyo. It’s a high-rise, über-urban community that allows residents and visitors…
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Lucky Me!
Not only do the two major religions — Buddhism and Shinto — coexist peacefully in Japan but they also overlap in a practical sort of way that is uniquely Japanese. While the other world religions are literally and metaphorically battling it out for supremacy, “My god is bigger than your god,” the Japanese make no…
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Lost in Transportation…
The Japanese transit system is quite an experience. The trip to and from any destination can be quite short – even a long distance trip seems to pass quickly – because of the efficiency of the trains and metro systems themselves. It’s point A to point B travel at its best. Photo: © iStockphoto.com/Dansin The…
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Making the Grade
After a year of steady business travel in economy class and logging tens of thousands of miles, I did it! I am flying to Tokyo in business class an occurrence so rare that it ranks right up there with a World Series win by the Cleveland Indians or the appearance of Haley’s Comet. Upgrade certificates…
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Shall We Dance, Tokyo?
Thanks to all of you tangueros and tangueras who were kind enough to provide contacts to instructors and milongas in Tokyo. If any of my other fellow dancers have suggestions on milongas or salsa clubs – I’ll happily take them as I don’t leave until Thursday. In the meantime, I am going to treat myself…
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Tokyo Time
I booked this trip on a whim. The seat sale was so good I couldn’t pass it up. Of course it is the off, off season but I live in Canada so how cold can it be? As I don’t normally get on a plane unless I’m paid to (or there’s a dance lesson involved)…
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Post It Notes
Coming soon posts from New Orleans to Tokyo and a few places in between. PS if any one knows of any good places to dance Salsa or Tango in either of these cities, I would love to hear from you! Photo: © iStockphoto.com/kiskamedia
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