Hey there, Joel
We're just a few days away from take-off and I wanted to thank you for subscribing! I don't post much on Social Media anymore but do enjoy sharing my adventures with friends & family and thought a Newsletter could be a fun way to do it. I've never done a Newsletter before so it'll be a nice learning experience for me. Hopefully it's a good experience for you as well!
We leave on Monday the 24th and return on Wednesday the 4th; the goal is to send a Newsletter at the end of every day filled with stories and photos of the days events. Our itinerary has a nice mix of City and Rural places to go - giving me lots of opportunities to see how my Japanese has held up after all these years. I'm a little nervous but I'll be okay! Coming along on this trip is me, my wife Jamie, and my good friend Jethro. We'll each take a few turns writing this up every day so you can have some variety of voice.
Jamie and I land bright and early at 5am in Tokyo while Jethro arrives later that afternoon. We will stay the night in Tokyo and then on Thursday head off towards Nagoya and Ise for a few days. Sunday evening we'll return to Tokyo for a few solid days in the largest city on earth. I'm so excited! I cycled through several different itineraries over the past few months and am really looking forward to everything planned. I won't say much else cause I want you to be surprised!
Once again, thank you for signing up to follow along. Hopefully this can inspire you to want to take a trip to what I think is one of the coolest places in the world.
- Joel