Category: Travel
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Travel: Video Fu 2
While I finish my entries from the trip to China, please enjoy another video installment. This is the second chapter in my Japan video journal. In this episode, I bring you highlights from late-night TV in Tokyo. Brian in Japan, Chapter Two: Attack of the Television (05:46 240X192 DiVX, 29691k file) Chapter Three will bring…
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Travel: Impolite Trains
Tuesday, April 23, 2002. 9:18PM. Taipei, Taiwan. It was a disappointing night in the electronics market. I normally find good deals on computer components when in Taipei. This time the market was pretty light, both in traffic and selection. Computex last year proved to be better bargain hunting. Many of the prices were no better…
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Travel: Snake Market
Monday, April 22, 2002. 9:32PM. Taipei, Taiwan. “Hey Brian, how old are you?”
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Travel: Social Status
Saturday, April 20, 2002. 11:02AM. Imperial Palace. Tokyo, Japan. After four years of coming to Japan, I finally have a chance to see the grounds of the Imperial Palace. It is a magnificent thing, buildings that have housed the oldest monarchy on the planet. The grounds are well kept, the structures are well preserved. The…
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Travel: Unwelcome Observation
Saturday, April 20, 2002. 2:35PM. Hatchobori Market, Tokyo, Japan. Hey! Why you videotape me! I had seen the man in the corner of my camcorder viewfinder. I was using the last of my camcorder’s battery life to videotape the Hatchobori street market. I lowered my camera as the man approached. He stood out in my…
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Travel: East Meets West
Wednesday, April 17, 2002. 10:05PM. Planet Hollywood at Ikspiari, Tokyo Disney Resort. This isn’t where I was expecting to eat dinner. I’ve spent too many trips to the orient in western style restaurants. I promised myself that I would spend more time eating in local establishments on this trip. However, there is no such thing…