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Day 17: Fam. The Spear-Danes in, like, pre-Boomer days
(The subject line of this email comes from “Gen Z Beowulf”, link shared by J Mizzle who is writing about a trip of sorts, aka his life in New York…
Mar 7
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Day 16, part 2: Sing me the song of your people
Dear Q, You know how I said you shouldn’t line up for things in Tokyo? Well, every rule has an exception. So here we are, lining up for soba. Because…
Mar 6
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Day 16, Part 1: Sumimasen
Dear Q, I’m in Kanda, a neighborhood in the Northeast of Tokyo, and god help me Reddit was right. Kanda is a town of runners. As a general rule, you…
Mar 6
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Day 15: One foot in front of the other
Dear Q, 8 days in Tokyo and I eat pasta twice, at the same restaurant no less. I go to the Omotesando output of one of the happiest places on earth…
Mar 4
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Day 14: 1/4 mile at a time, no regard for the future
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Mar 2
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Day 13: Everything is educational if you're dumb enough
Dear Q, The lady selling pineapple cake is telling me something, but I can’t work it out. The young man in front of me helps. Homemade, he says. Because…
Mar 1
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Day 13: Everything is educational if you're dumb enough
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Day 12: Looking closely
Dear Q, I started this trip with almost no intentions or appointments, other than to finally go to an art museum in Tokyo. I usually fit museum and…
Feb 28
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Day 11: He made me cry
Dear Q, With the sun out, it’s time for an unplanned day. So I leave the hotel, turn left, and just start walking. I have a rough destination, a pinned…
Feb 27
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Day 11: He made me cry
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Day 10: Sail on silver girl
Dear Q, Day 2 in Tokyo and I do laundry. Japanese hotels understand travel at an atomic level. They know what you’ll forget, what you’ll need, what…
Feb 26
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Day 9: Back to where it all began
Dear Q, Before Tokyo, some Notes from Manila Seen on a sign Be Beautiful FOR HIM Winners All Poultry Supply No Contact Apprehension In Effect What I’ll…
Feb 25
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Day 8: Final thoughts on Manila
Dear Q, On my last full day in Manila I do two things. Go back to the scene of my spiritual depantsing (the art bookstore), only this time by car. Get a…
Feb 24
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Day 8: Final thoughts on Manila
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Day 6 and 7: And then Manila opens up to me
Dear Q, Sorry for the break in correspondence. I usually write to you in the morning and yesterday morning got away from me (by which I mean I was…
Feb 23
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Day 6 and 7: And then Manila opens up to me
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