To the far end of the island, and the near end of the nextAugust 11th, 2006 by Joe Jones |
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Lord Curzon and I are going on a little trip next week. His ultimate plan is to trek around the north side of Hokkaido by bicycle. Unfortunately, being all about the benjamins, I don’t have an extra two weeks to spare for that part. Instead, I’ll be accompanying Curzon on the first leg of our trip, from Tokyo through the northern tip of Honshu and into Hokkaido.
Our itinerary will find us visiting Aomori (population 300,000), Mutsu (population 50,000), Osorezan (a volcano traditionally believed to be an entrance to Hell), the miniscule port of Oma (population 6,000), and finally Hakodate (population 300,000—thank God, I was starting to feel lonely). From Hakodate, Curzon will continue on up through Hokkaido while I head back to Tokyo by train, seeing half of Japan in the process.
August 13th, 2006 at 9:10 am
Looking forward to it, my good sir!
I trust you’re not above carrying the Viceroy’s baggage? My regular squire and coolies will not be joining us.
August 14th, 2006 at 7:23 am
[...] I leave for my three week tour of northern Japan in an hour. As posted last week, I’ll start by traveling to Mt. Osorezan and Hakodate with Joe and then bike around Hokkaido for more than two weeks. The trip should be great. I’ll be with good friends, seeing historic and scenic sights, and getting great exercise as I bike 40-70 miles a day. [...]
August 17th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
[...] I’m back from my trip with Lord Curzon and will be posting some pictures in the coming days. This tidbit, however, just couldn’t wait: [...]
August 31st, 2006 at 5:46 am
[...] Osorezan! “The Mountain of Fear.” Ain’t it quaint. It was the first stop on my recent tour of northern Japan with Curzon (who’s still wandering around the back roads of Hokkaido). [...]
September 8th, 2006 at 9:54 am
WE CAN NOT KNOW THE REAL LIFE OF LORD CURZON AT HIS FAG END.