Located in Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku, Oshima Island is the first island on the Shimanami Kaido. The 60-kilometer ride started for us at Imabari City on the… Read more “THE LONG GOODBYE – Part 6 – Oshima Island, Shikoku”
THE LONG GOODBYE – Part 5 – Shikoku Island
(post by Andre) Waking up in the darkness of Jizoinike Ryokuchi Park, Nicole and I began to groggily head towards the Iyo Highway. This highway took us west,… Read more “THE LONG GOODBYE – Part 5 – Shikoku Island”
THE LONG GOODBYE -Part 4 Shikoku Island
(post by Andre) As this adventure winds down we are beginning to realise how great it all was. Following a nice park sleep in Wakayama City we… Read more “THE LONG GOODBYE -Part 4 Shikoku Island”
THE LONG GOODBYE: PART 3 – Sakai City & Wakayama City
(post by Andre) The ride into Wakayama City was much of the same, highways and bi-ways, yet we had a lovely stop near Ōsaka in the city of… Read more “THE LONG GOODBYE: PART 3 – Sakai City & Wakayama City”
THE LONG GOODBYE -Part 2: Lake Biwa & Nara
(post by Andre) Leaving Mie, and camping in amazing Yoro Park, Nicole and I headed north towards the two mountains of Ibuki and Ryozen. There is a… Read more “THE LONG GOODBYE -Part 2: Lake Biwa & Nara”
The Long Goodbye – Part 1
(post by Andre) I (Andre) will be posting for the first time on CycleJapan2015. I’ll give quick bites of information regarding where we have been and what… Read more “The Long Goodbye – Part 1”
OCT 8-10. Round Two
(post by Nicole) We’re back! We’ve lightened our bags, rested and rejuvenated our heads and bodies and spirits, and enjoyed two weeks of staying put in the… Read more “OCT 8-10. Round Two”
SEPT 3-24
(post by Nicole) Seven weeks ago, we took away the option to crawl under a duvet, slouch in a couch, or sit in front of our laptops… Read more “SEPT 3-24”
SEPT 1-2
(post by Nicole) Choices are few for those without roofs in Akita city this morning! So we’ve set ourselves up in a corner of this retro McDonald’s… Read more “SEPT 1-2”
AUG 24-31
(post by Nicole) Has it already been a week? I could say time has flown but that wouldn’t best describe my experience… During this alarm-free, waking-up-and-sleeping-with-the-sun-style living,… Read more “AUG 24-31”
Awesome statues at Lake Toya
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AUG 19-23
(post by Nicole) It’s the last day of our first leg here in Hokkaido. We’ve spent just under three weeks surrounded by an immensely beautiful landscape and… Read more “AUG 19-23”
AUG 17&18
(post by Nicole) Tatami timeshare saved the day. We had an amazing sleep at Kristen’s spacious three bedroom apartment in Chitose. Sipping a cheap Aeon beer under… Read more “AUG 17&18”
AUG 16
(post by Nicole) It’s a new day today, and it just so happens to be a beautiful one in Sapporo. The breeze is cool, the… Read more “AUG 16”
AUG 15
(post by Nicole) Picture it: two city kids, madly in love, full of hope and excitement and hungry for adventure! Now put them in a tent in… Read more “AUG 15”
AUG 10-14
(post by Nicole) My thoughts are a blur from the 30 minutes of sleep we had last night. For that reason, and because I’m writing this from… Read more “AUG 10-14”
AUG 9
(post by Nicole) AUG 9 Off to a later start – rode 40km with some hills thrown in to work the gams. Man, did the gams burn.… Read more “AUG 9”
AUG 7 & 8
(post by Nicole) AUG 7 We had a really special greeting in Wakkanai yesterday. After getting off the bus around 9pm and assembling our bikes on the… Read more “AUG 7 & 8”
AUG 3-7
(post by Nicole) If you know Andre and I well, you know that, though we wish we weren’t, we can both be temperamental children. This quality led… Read more “AUG 3-7”
AUG 1 & 2
(post by Nicole) Aug 1: Otawara-Shimotsuke (74km) Aug 2: Shimotsuke-Tokyo (84km). A couple weeks ago, Andre and I cycled 153km from Tokyo to Otawara, where we have been living… Read more “AUG 1 & 2”
A week away!
(post by Nicole) Hokkaido to Okinawa by bike – official start time: August 6th! But we’re shedding most of our stuff now and will be atop bicycles… Read more “A week away!”
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We are two overgrown children called “Nicole” and “Andre”. Japan was home for a year and a half from 2014-the end of 2015. We have since returned to… Read more “. . .”
