Category Archives: This & That

Various topics that don’t necessarily fit a box.

Postcard 11: The Smallest Things

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

I don’t usually post live. I also don’t usually post half way into a half bottle of wine. However.

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Postcard 10: Riding and Driving the Shinkansen

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

            This morning I took the JR Shinkansen to Nagoya and switched trains to Kinjofuto, the end of the Aonami line right, across from the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park. That has a fantastic collection of JR’s finest railway transport together … Continue reading →

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Postcard 9: From the Hikari Super Express 513

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Just because I can! And because it’s somehow cool to fly low to the ground at more than 200 kmh. How the world has changed since I first travelled via the Shinkansen from Tokyo to Toyohashi in March of 1998. The ticket guy … Continue reading →

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Postcard 8: Morning cRush

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Okay, people, you’re gonna have to have to give me a break. Continue reading →

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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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