SONI VILLAGE, JAPAN; JULY 2017 ----- my trips to Japan have changed my ways of being in and knowing of the world around me

Mar 2, 2021

Yamadera & Ginzan-Onsen – in the magical snow

Day 4: mystical and magical. Who needs Disney when you can board a train and escape to a magical world in reality? The scenery from the...

Feb 27, 2021

Tōkyō in a day. Spring is in the air.

TOKYO = plum blossoms in Ueno, selfie sticks in Asakusa, sake barrels lining gravel path to Meiji shrine (tumblr blog 2015) The beckoning...

Feb 24, 2021

A Hawaiian Layover

Got out of New England just in time! After landing in Hawaii, I had to call a company where I lived to mitigate the gigantic icicles (ice...

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Mar 5, 2021
5 min

Hakodate | Hokkaido

Venturing to the island of Hokkaido via a train underground from Aomori to Hakodate. Once in Hakodate, we are on a day adventure to see...

Mar 4, 2021
6 min

Aomori – Rainbows inside & out

Aomori Japan is a lovely destination for a variety of reasons including fresh seafood, lovely hospitality, amazing museums, and architecture

Mar 3, 2021
6 min

Kakunodate - a samurai city

Day 5: Merchants and Samurai. An ironic juxtaposition of the old and new. The cherry blossoms will be in full bloom late April in this...

Mar 3, 2021
6 min

Sendai to Morioka

The art of accidental adventure and immersion into train travel culture of Japan. Sometimes you never know what you are going to...

Mar 2, 2021
6 min

Yamadera & Ginzan-Onsen – in the magical snow

Day 4: mystical and magical. Who needs Disney when you can board a train and escape to a magical world in reality? The scenery from the...

Mar 1, 2021
3 min

Sendai – at night

Food is the quintessential way to experience a place and culture, but also a way to act like a local. Urban life in Japan allows...

Feb 28, 2021
2 min

Sendai Hospitality

Why staying in a hostel while traveling at any age is a really great experience. I love trains even more than I ever did once I was able...

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I'm a designer through and through so it makes sense that I translate my experiences in a visual way. I had so much content for the experience in Copenhagen beyond the blog posts that I created this lovely publication with articles and some of the images included in the blog posts.

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Perspectives of a Wonder Wanderer

Sense & design Sensibility: with a philosophy based on Wabi-Sabi, happy accidents, and off the beaten path curiosity, grounded in a love of reading, research, discovery, and puzzles.
I am Val Sloan.

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