It’s been a hectic end on the old year and also start on the new. The sudden news about a out of nowhere pregnancy really threw wrench into the long planned Japan trip. A trip that have been postponed for almost 3 years due to Covid-19. The summer 2023 trip looks bright and we are finally able to take the trip of a life time. The stars align and my girlfriend gets pregnant with a due date 10 days after retuning home. Postponing the trip with another 10+ years didn’t sound as exciting.
I got in contact with the travel agency to hear if it was possible to take a trip in April. Luckily he had a few tickets back and we will be able to visit Japan in Sakura season (Cherry Blossom), the busiest tourist season in Japan. Sadly this fast and sudden change of plans doesn’t come cheap and we will have to pay 2.187 dollars on top of the 4.665 dollars. Luckily we have the money and will be happily pay the extra expense to go on this one in a lifetime adventure.
Also I been able to book a hair cut and beard time at my barber 29th of April. 2023 will be the year of Japan, haircut and baby.
Hanami season is certainly the most crowded (even without the tourists), but the experience will be definitely worth it! And you´ll avoid the summer humidity. Either way, good to hear you can finally do your long-planned Japan trip, despite the unexpected - yet pleasant I´m sure - “complication”.
I´ll be heading home for a month in a few weeks, but will be back in late March. Let me know when exactly you´d be in Tokyo, and if your schedule allows, we can meet up for some food and/or drinks
My roommate at school this past year wanted us to start a podcast together, based on the fact that we have the weirdest interactions with each other (and she often tweeted about the silliest things that would come out of my mouth) but I didn’t see much potential the idea we had, so it kind of fell through best of luck
I know the feeling. Wrote a sci-fi short story in high school, seemed like a really cool idea at the time, now seems lame to think back on it. Don’t know how that leads to a podcast, but then again, I wouldn’t even know how to start my own YouTube channel.
I’m happy to hear you chose to move the trip up despite the cost. Japan is fantastic and yea, 10 years is way too long. This will be your “last hurrah” before everything becomes about the kids first steps, football games, school drama plays etc
Oh yeah I know, I was basically making fun of the slightly more nuanced regional differences where London lives in it’s own little self centered “bubble” even to it’s neighbouring counties. (I’m definitely not posh nor have that mindset in the slightest btw)
Ps, Charlie hopefully knows I’m just messing, Wiltshire is a lovely place I’ve visited before, I just genuinely wasn’t too clued up on some of the finer tunings of the regional phrases.
I thought I’d just better clarify that because, ya know… it’s the Internet.
best of luck
why can’t everyone be a dick like most others…
