Our next stop was Hiroshima. This city is most well known as the site where the US dropped the first atomic bomb in World War II. The Peace Memorial Museum is a must-see, my other recommendation is taking a day trip to Miyajima Island. Accommodation We had very basic accommodations for the two nights we…
Takayama, Japan
Takayama is a city in the mountainous Gifu prefecture of Japan. It is well known for its historic district with wooden houses dating back to the Edo era (1603-1868) and its museums including the Hida Folk Village. I especially enjoyed strolling around the morning market and looking into all the shops. Traveling to Takayama The…
Hakone, Japan
Hello from Hakone! Most people travel to this area of Japan for the hot springs and views of Mount Fuji on a clear day. Lucky for us we got to experience both! Mount Fuji is an active volcano and Japan’s highest peak. Our tour guide Michiko informed us that Japan has a very high percentage…
Nikko, Japan
Hello from Nikko! This was stop number two on our tour after Tokyo. We spent one and a half days here exploring the area and highlights included a visit to one of Japan’s most famous Shinto shrines Nikko Tosho-gu, a visit to Kegon falls, and a beautiful walk along the river near downtown Nikko. Nikko…
36 hours in Tokyo, Japan
Hello! Joe and I made it safely to Tokyo after a 24-hour travel day. Our 14-hour direct flight from Atlanta was convenient but kinda torture when you can’t sleep on planes. We spent the first day exploring on our own before meeting up with our Intrepid travel tour group. We are on the Japan Land…
Week one: Hello Ohio
Hello! Welcome back to my blog. Its been about a year and a half since I’ve posted anything and I’m very happy to be back because that means I’m traveling again. So I did a big thing this week, actually a few big things: Phew, all very big milestones to say the least. It was…
Angkor Wat Day Two
On day two we had a 4:45 AM wake-up call so we could witness one of the major highlights of the entire trip, seeing sunrise over Angkor Wat. It was definitely nice, but as expected with all the tourists it isn’t as magical as you may think. I decided not to set-up my tripod since…
Angkor Wat Day One
Goodbye 2020, hello 2021! I’m back. What a year. Maybe I’ll write a 2020 recap post about the current global crisis and these “unprecedented times” (phrase of the year?) so I never forget how it felt to live through a world pandemic. March 2020, we will never forget. Anyway, I finally found some motivation to…
Sailing Phuket to Ko Phi Phi vlog
Recap of my 3-night sailing adventure around the Thai Islands with Intrepid Travel!
Cambodia vlog
Recap of my week in Cambodia!