Cute alert here! the Japanese National Tourism Organization has an adorable free Hello Kitty app, that I just downloaded from iTunes (you must download this before leaving for Japan). The app contains a collection of region specific HELLO KITTYs with local themes or features in the costume or the background. There are more … Read More
Japan: Free Wifi For Tourists
I am going to Japan this week, so I’ve been busy looking into the geekier things like wifi and apps (and ignoring the fact that there’s a snowstorm in Tokyo at the moment). There is now free wifi being offered for tourists in Japan, care of NTT – here is the LINK. It sounds easy … Read More
Update, and…. Yum…. A Sake Tasting!
The problem with being an incredibly busy person is that sometimes… we bite off more than we can chew (who made up that saying?). Honestly, I’m working a full-time job, traveling lake a lunatic, trying to maintain a relationship, keeping up with friends and family and running a marathon here and there…. Neh, I’m not … Read More
Registration for 2014 Tokyo Marathon Opens August 1st
Update: unfortunately I was not accepted in the lottery, but I am still planning to go to Tokyo and I hope to run the Kyoto Marathon. The 2014 Tokyo Marathon – The Day We Unite – will take place on Sunday, February 23, 2014. According to the website: The Day We Unite. Around 36,000 runners … Read More
A New York frequent flyer who elegantly combines her passions for worldwide travel, running a gazillion marathons all over the globe and staying fit ... without sacrificing her fancy for good wine and food.