japan is the most interesting place i've ever been as it is the most different. i've been fortunate to go a handful of times in my life starting when i was a toddler and not too much changes outside of the big city. every time i revisit parts, it is the same as i remember them as a child. everything here is different than how i was raised in the US. the food, the buildings, the people, the culture, the vegetation, language, everything! it is quite a culture shock to most gaijin but so interesting to see how different people live on a daily basis in different parts of the world. everyone takes so much pride in what they do whether its a police man, cleaning lady, street sweeper, or a worker at mcdonald's. it's very touching.
for this trip i flew into tucson but then drove down to bizbee (near the mexico border) with a quick stop in tombstone to stay at a vintage trailer park called the shady dell. it was in a old mining town with lots of character. the park had all vintage trailers on a small lot that you can rent out sort of like cabins. there was a tiny diner car on the lot called dot's diner that only had something like 8 counter only seats but was super cozy and the pies were incredible. the nearby town was basically carved out of a mountain with windy roads all around.
