Joel’s travelogue

Ueno Station

Ueno station is where you get off when you want to go to all the major museums in Tokyo around Ueno Park.

Hotel Silken Diagonal

Designed with a modern sensibility and opened in 2004, the Hotel Silken Diagonal sits across from Las Glories shopping center on the Avinguda Diagonal in the center of Barcelona.

Additionally, the hotel is just a short walk from a subway entrance as well as being a 20 minute walk from La Sagrada Familia and the modern Gracia district.

Piazza San Marco

As the central landmark and gathering place for Venice, Piazza San Marco is extremely popular with tourists, photographers, and Venetian pigeons.

Seattle

The largest city in the Pacific Northwest and a cultural center for the region, Seattle sits between Lake Washington to the east and the Puget Sound to the west.

Akihabara

Known as the "electric town" of Japan. Anime Geeks, Gamers, Computer Geeks, Tourists AKA "Gaijins"...

Nashville

Nashville Tennessee! A place for music, love, and life.

Welcome to Las Vegas Sign

Las Vegas is the most populous city in Nevada. It is also the gambling capital of the United States.

San Diego

San Diego, Ca. also known as America's Finest City.

Joel Neff

Joel Neff has been a member since 10 November 2007 and goes by Smiley.

Currently in Ujiie.

I am a teacher, writer, and photographer based in Ujiie, Japan.

You can also find Joel at smiley.vox.com.