Simple Living

For one of my nicer meals spent 9500 Yen for a bowl of Uni at Unitora Nakadori in Tsukiji Market Tokyo Japan.  Saw it on YouTube and was interested and yes it’s worth a try if you like uni.  Go early if you want a seat as it’s a small establishment and a lot of people want to eat here.

Japan Travel Plan Day 1 - Arrival Haneda - Hotel Mystays Kiyosumi Shirakawa Day 2 - Tsukiji, Ginza, Shibuya Day 3 - Tsukiji, Asakusa, Shibuya Day 4 - Skytree, Ginza Day 5 - Departure Narita - South Korea I intentionally went back to the same neighborhoods as I wanted to eat again at different restaurants.  This was more a food tour and the subway system is so cheap and fast it really didn’t matter, in fact it was a nice way to sit and relax for some time between stops. 1st Day - Arrival Haneda Aiport, Mystays Hotel First day in Tokyo.  Was exhausting and took 2 hours to get out of Haneda due to immigration and even longer to buy a Pasmo Train Card.  I know better and should have: Buy Pasmo online ahead. Use a luggage cart. Exchange USD for Yen ahead of time stateside. International travel is tough and I wanted to conserve energy by taking it easy and simply head to the hotel and a nearby restaurant for a meal.  Doing those 3 aforementioned things will save you 60-90 minutes and avoid t

My passport expired and needed a rush same day.  I was able to secure an appointment at the Passport Office in El Paso.  Trip in from Dallas was a bit bumpy with turbulence but otherwise this is an okay destination. Passport - Yes Same Day - 6 hours from 7:30 am appointment to 1pm pick up Not much to do in downtown so I stayed near my hotel.  Maybe in a future visit I’ll venture around El Paso.  For now it was focused on getting my passport.  I did have half a day after my passport appointment and looked around a bit.  They were able to get the passport to me same day by 1 pm so in total took about 6 hours from my 7:30 am appointment time.  I got called at 9 am for my interview number and noticed others who were ahead of me all got called at 1 pm as well to get their same day passport. They said they would call me if it finished early which they did.  Otherwise they said to show up at 2 pm.  The El Paso Passport office closes at 3 pm. So if you’re staying at a hotel overnight nearby th