Living in Japan certainly has its pros and cons. If you love cameras there are many pros. Japan is a land of technology and when it comes to cameras, there …
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As I’ve noted on the blog in recent days, it hasn’t rained here in Chiba in over 2 weeks. Grass is browning and golf course maintenance crews have been battling …
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I had to go to Chiba today to finalize my resident visa for yet another 3 years. We headed out in the afternoon and since the immigration office is right …
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The Nikon D5100 has a built in intervalometer meaning its capable of taking images at fixed intervals. Using these images one can make what is called a time lapse video. …
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It’s been about 3 years since I’ve been back to Toronto to visit my family. My brother has been working on restoring a 1974 Harley which is his first ever …
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My wife and I just got back late Saturday night from a 2 night stay in New York where we celebrated our 12 year anniversary. It was our first time …
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Since I’m in Toronto visiting my parents, I thought I would check out my old stash of clubs in the closet for some nostalgia. It’s like going back to the …
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I’ve just returned from a week long vacation cruise to Alaska. It was some much needed R&R for TourSpecGirl and I. We’ve never been on a cruise before and it …
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Crazy is one exciting company these days. They even got on the evening news today and it wasn’t for golf. A Mercedes Benz S Class AMG is currently sitting in …
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Took some quick snaps with the Fujifilm X100 while in Tokyo today running some errands. Decided to go black and white today…
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More shots with the Fujifilm x100 Digital Camera. Loving the color. Getting much more used to the fixed lens.
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Honestly my wife is on the verge of killing me. Okay maybe its not that bad but truthfully, expensive hobbies are very difficult to resist in Japan. Last summer I …
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Hi TSG’ers I wanted to post pictures of TSGirl (Jacque’s) new car the 2011 Porsche Cayenne. I took some nice pictures a few day’s ago and wanted to post it as …
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It’s hard to believe its been a week since the 9.0 earthquake struck just east of Sendai and unleashed a devastating tsunami that has killed thousands of people and caused …
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In the wake of the 8.9 earthquake and devastating Tsunami in Japan the news isn’t getting better. From the 10,000 missing in Miyagi to reports of a meltdown at a nuclear power …
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Hey It’s Sunday and it’s been a while since I posted an “Out Of Bounds” non golf related topic. I’m guessing many of you are not really all into …
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My wife and I just returned from a nice trip to Hong Kong and Macau. I got to use a friend’s wedding as an excuse to sneak away from my …
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The finest traditional all natural lacquerware is known in Japan as “URUSHI Lacquerware”. It is the heart and soul of Japanese hand crafting techniques and has been a large part …
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Every year the Tokyo Auto Salon at Makuhari Messe here in Chiba is considered one of Japan’s huge cultural events. Like the Tokyo International Anime Fair, Japan Electronics Show, and …
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I had to drop into Tokyo today to run a couple of errands. Of course I brought my Sony a33 camera with me. While in Ueno I noticed there were …
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As many readers probably know, we at Golf to Impress – Tourspecgolf, not only love golf clubs from Japan but we also love everything about Japan including the culture, the …
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It’s a new dawn, on a new day, In new year and the onward and upward roar of technology never rests. We see it in just about every industry and …
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Spent a relaxing but but busy 2 days at the in-laws house over in Yotsukaidou. On New Years eve, my mother in law spent the whole afternoon making home made …
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My wife and I decided to head over to Tokyo today and attend a play in Akasaka. We headed out early and decided to play a visit in the morning …
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Lately I have been rediscovering myself. Finding excuses to delve back into my many hobbies. Working for TSG is an around the clock job as the internet never closes. As …
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Sun setting, low light, 16mm ISO 1600 1/30 f5.6 while walking the dog.
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It’s finally cooling down a bit here in Japan. It was as most people know exceptionally hot this year and it has stayed warm so late in the year. It’s …
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Well we’ve arrived safe and sound back at Kiminomori several hours and service areas after leaving Hida Takayama on our tour bus. The SA as they call the service areas …
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We’ve been on the road since early this morning leaving Kiminomori around 6:15am and traveling up through Chiba then through Tokyo followed by Gunma Prefecture. This afternoon my wife and …
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As you may know, Chris and I have been giving back to the community locally in Las Vegas and also in California. We have commited to support Young Visionaries (San Bernardino, …
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