Gordon Vanstone hails from Victoria BC, Canada and has a Bachelor of Education from Simon Fraser University. Rainy Day Ramen and the Cosmic Pachinko is his first novel.
Tag: travel
Review—The Gion Festival: Exploring its Mysteries
Review by Cody Poulton It’s a bitter irony that a festival that is nearly as old as Kyoto, dedicated to ridding the city of pestilence in the hot and sticky month of July, was cancelled by the world-wide coronavirus pandemic last year. 2021 bodes no better: the great processions of splendid floats through the city, More…
Review—Lonely Planet Best Day Hikes Japan
Review by Wes Lang My time in Japan coincides directly with the history of Lonely Planet’s Hiking in Japan guidebook. I arrived on these shores in March of 2001, just one month after the release of the first edition of the guide. I soon picked up a copy of the teal and black cover and More…