It’s Silver Week in Japan – which means a five-day long weekend.

Monday was Respect for the Aged day, Wednesday is the Autumnal Equinox – and because there are two public holidays with a day inbetween, Japanese law states that the middle day is also a day off!  (How awesome is that?)

Read moreEpisode 5 – Happy Silver Week

Greetings from Tokyo!  I might be a little jet lagged and a little sleepy, but that’s no excuse not to record the first episode of the podcast from the road!

Read moreEpisode 4 – Konnichiwa From Tokyo

Welcome to Episode 3 – recorded on Fake Thanksgiving 2015!  Since I won’t be home for the real Canadian Thanksgiving in October, Mom whipped up Thanksgiving dinner tonight with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, and all the trimmings!  It was delicious!

With the turkey coma out of the way, I’m only six days away from departing for my trip to Tokyo.

Read moreThe Gone John Show Podcast – Episode 3

On this episode – 21 free things to do in Tokyo and Finding Zen in the Airport.

Read moreThe Gone John Show Podcast – Episode 2

Welcome to the first episode of The Gone John Show!  This is the companion podcast to the content I’m producing on the website GoneJohn.com

I wanted to create a podcast to complement the video and text content I’m producing on the website, but it also is a piece which I’m hoping can stand on its own as a way for some people to consume the story of my travel adventure.

Read moreThe Gone John Show Podcast – Episode 1