Happy New Year! 2018 was a very busy, and very difficult year for me. I changed jobs, focused my free time on establishing myself as a photographer, and when I had the time, which was not nearly as often…
Surviving Summer in Japan
Those of you who keep up on international news, especially that coming from Japan, may have heard that the Land of the Rising Sun has been suffering through a particularly hot and humid summer. The latter half of July…
An exercise in film
A few weeks ago, I wrote an article (read it here, I’ll wait) about my experience shooting film for the first time in nearly 30 years. Today, I thought I would talk a bit about the challenges I’ve found…
Unexpected Life Lessons
This update of Wayfarer Daves will be a bit different. I had planned on finishing off an article about the museum ship Hikawa Maru for this week’s update, but I found something else occupying my thoughts today. I hope…
An Adventure in the Retelling.
I read or heard a quote a while back. I don’t recall where I saw it or where it originally came from, but it has been knocking around my head a lot lately. The saying, as I recall it,…
Delays
Sorry for the lack of update this week. It is my week to update, but I am busy with a new job and moving into a new apartment. Once things settle down next week, we should be updating as usual…
Wandering Tokyo with a Camera
I’ve lived in the area near Tokyo for several years now, but it still amazes me sometimes how the city can be such a contrast, one neighborhood to another, one place to another, sometimes even one block to another. Most…
Away from Home – Wandering Around Sasebo
Sorry for the lack of updates lately. As my friend and co-blogger mentioned, we’ve been on the road traveling for Christmas and I’ve spent the New Years holiday down in Kyushu visiting David. Once I get home later this…
Why am I here?
Welcome to Wayfarer Daves. I’m Dave Hansche, and for my first post, I’d like to talk about the experience of traveling and a bit about why I do it. I am not really what one might think of when…