Category Archives: Japan, Travel & Culture

Postcard 7: The Signs are Everywhere

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

  I AM NOT WEIRD I AM A LIMITED EDITION CALL ME HANDSOME DISCOVER THE REASON OF YOUR BIRTH AND JOY OF LIFE EAT PARADISE NOW. LIFE IS LIVING YOU * Manifesto. Credo. Philosophy. Self Help. In songs, on t-shirts, temples, … Continue reading →

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Post Card 6: Supermoon Sunday from SkyTree, Tokyo

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

I was up in the air! Literally. As high as I could get on Tokyo SkyTree’s 451.2 meter Sorakara Point along the Tembo Galleria “air walk,” a gentle slope from floors 445-450. Below, the city of Tokyo glittered and flickered.

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Post Card 5: Sunset at Chirihama Beach

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

View across the Sea of Japan from Chirihama Beach, Ishikawa, Japan Continue reading →

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Post Card 4: Driving myself Crazy

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

What I am about to do might qualify me for serious medication. Continue reading →

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Post Card 3: Night View of Kanazawa

Posted on September 19, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

How ironic, the only female party of one in the room, I’ve ordered the “lovers” set. Two glasses of champagne with the Chef’s selection of hors d’oeuvres. Continue reading →

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Postcard 2: Scotch Heaven

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

They–a whole bunch of them get the attribute–say that you can’t step into the same river twice. So five years on since my last visit to Orbite, my favourite spot to drink and write in Kyoto, I arrive to discover … Continue reading →

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Postcard 1: Revisiting Old Favourites

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

  It was smart to stay in a new part of town this trip. I wandered the streets and got myself turned around by going straight. Yup. But that landed me in front of Takashimaya just at the time my … Continue reading →

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A Week before Departure

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Starting September 15, I’ll be hanging out in Japan. Continue reading →

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Ready for takeoff!

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

I’m fewer than 20 sleeps to lift off. (And yes, I still count sleeps.) After that, for 25 nights I’ll sleep in Japan. Continue reading →

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Vancouver Ikebana 50th Anniversary Spring Show

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

What elegant beauty: evanescence and stillness poised at the intersection of nature, philosophy and art. Continue reading →

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