..off for a bit

i'm currently traveling and will be back in August with hopefully more photos

shirtless in tokyo

a festival group is one jacket (happi) short

square watermelon

in tokyo this watermelon sells for 20,000 yen ($161.00).

sparkling

tama river, tokyo

a bruce willis look-alike

shibuya, tokyo

sleeping cowboy

tokyo

trishaw driver

penang, malaysia

aqua

doorway at hakkeijima sea paradise, yokohama

street market

kuala lumpur

office lady

legs

north end, boston

fireworks for the brain

yokohama bay's fireworks light up the sky

engrish

the menu for those who want to get smashed

a few for the road

tokyo

this is heavy

carrying a portable shrine (mikoshi) in a tokyo festival

beer break

resting between the parade at a tokyo festival

krispy kreme guard

the recently opened and first krispy kreme in tokyo has attracted so much attention that 2 hour waiting times on line (for a freakin' doughnut) are a common sight

riding high

a girl hitches a ride during a tokyo festival

juicebox

enjoying an apple juice break at a festival

izakaya

serving up food at a tokyo yakitori restaurant