We are back and here is the travel log of my journey while we were gone. Also a little, listener question answered in the end as a teaser to the next episode!

The conclusion to our 3 part Japanese tattoos series. We speak about the Yakuza origins, Irezumi Masters, and some of the reasons the Yakuza tattoos are the way they are and why they matter so much.

We are on part 2 of 3 for the Japanese tattoos series! We talk about how tattoos are actually used as punishment, what they looked like and the other ways tattoos were being commonly used and understood in Japan during the Edo period.

This is part one of our... however many it ends up being, about Japanese tattoos on our way to talk about Yakuza tattoos. This episode we cover ancient Japanese tattooing traditions, techniques and practices.

We talk about Otzi the iceman, how much we learned from him, and his mysterious demise.

We talk about Portland Oregon and her Shanghai Tunnels, how they got that name, what they were used after and how they are doing to this day!

We discuss the lost colony of Roanoke and the evidences that point to it maybe not being all that lost. Enjoy!

The exciting al-be-it long conclusion to the wild tale of King Arthur and his knights!