http://charlesspot.com no tagline needed Tue, 02 Mar 2010 06:22:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://charlesspot.com/2010/03/01/stay-hungry-stay-foolish/ Happy Tuesday. http://charlesspot.com/2010/02/16/look-at-me/ The last photos from my island hopping trip this past December. Taiwan: Unfortunately, I do not have a single picture from Taiwan.. bummer. As much of my time in Taipei consisted of bars, I have graciously stolen the following photo to sum up my time there ... http://charlesspot.com/2010/02/12/island-hopping-final/ Totally worth five pounds. A Perfect Bowl 42 of 50 http://charlesspot.com/2010/02/07/five-pound-pictures/ We took a day trip down to Yokohama to visit Amy's grandparents. I'd say, it was one of the best meals I had in Japan. It was great to see a real Japanese home and kick back some sake with Ojiisan Endo. Delicious home-cooked food. Fun ... http://charlesspot.com/2010/01/22/island-hopping-6-yokohama/ I know my posting came to a stand still, but I took some time tonight to upload my photos from Tokyo. After Matsumoto, Steven and I headed back south to a warmer Tokyo. There, we met up Angela and a couple hours later some other folks joined the ... http://charlesspot.com/2010/01/19/island-hoping-5-tokyo/ From modern Osaka, Steven and I headed north toward Nagano to Matsumoto where we got a much more authentic experience at the Muramyo Ryokan. Before you ask "Why Charles did you end up going to Matsumoto?", the answer is simple. When planning the trip, we googled "samurai castles" ... http://charlesspot.com/2010/01/03/island-hopping-4-matsumoto/ Happy New Years! To help bring in the new year, some more Japan photos... From Kyoto, we headed to Himeji for the day to check out the castle there and then back to a modern Osaka. Here are a few things we took away from these two cities. ... http://charlesspot.com/2010/01/02/island-hopping-3-osaka-and-himeji/ Kyoto was our first stop after Tokyo. We were only there for a few days but it was plenty of time to hit up some shrines and temples around the city. Whether it was towering arches, peaceful rock gardens, bright gold paneling, or a massive bamboo forest... each ... http://charlesspot.com/2009/12/31/island-hopping-2-kyoto/ Me + Sleeping on the ground + Iphone falling in my face = Rude Awakening Jet lag is now in full effect. I can't sleep anymore so I played with PhotoBooth to document my fun morning... http://charlesspot.com/2009/12/30/rise-and-shine/