Sadly, no. “James Taylor is an award-winning keynote speaker and internationally recognized authority on creativity, innovation, and artificial intelligence. He started his career managing high-profile rock stars and has since become a global thought leader in business creativity and AI-driven innovation. James is on a mission to help individuals and organizations unlock their creative potential, accelerate innovation, and build a sustainable future.”

I assume you mean that you don’t know the contents when you buy it?

Thanks for oversharing! It gave a good giggle.

How many cards do you bring with you? We used to make them up and give them out, but found them too heavy to drag along with us.

Being warmly welcomed is such a wonderful part of cycle touring.

Small world!

Thank you Suzanne. We are pretty excited too.

Ah Karen…you have a sharp eye

Yes. We like that. Otherwise we use our translator that usually helps.

Good point…we agree. While cycling in Europe we left our tandem with friends on their farm.. In Japan, we have struck out. Space is such an issue here…we have tried to find a solution, even our mechanic in Osaka tried to help and he recommended that there was no solution. His shop is so small that he has to put his stock outside when open. To rent a storage unit in Japan you must be a citizen. This problem is the one thing we that we don’t love about travelling to Japan. I guess this sums up how much we love it here, because we continue to travel here despite this challenge.

That is truly amazing customer service. I’m impressed!!

Aha! We see you on the left, Mary Ellen ;)

Nice that everything is labeled as to what it actually is!

The possibility of damage to our bikes on a flight, or an overly zealous inspection at some point is what led to our decision to leave our bikes in Europe, either in storage or with friends, until our next trip.

I'm looking forward to more days in Japan with you!