For this cycling day trip we went from Mito Station to Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka. Along the way we would stop off at Costco to get an early lunch and do some light shopping. Since Hitachi Seaside Park and Costco don’t open till 9:30 am and 10:00 am respectively, we were able to sleep […]
Coming from the United States, Thanksgiving is ubiquitous with family gatherings, Black Friday shopping, and a turkey dinner. While living abroad family gatherings have been a bit hard to come by. They’ve been substituted with gatherings with friends. While not a true “Black Friday”, Japan does have sales around that time of year. That leaves […]