I was reading an Instagram post the other day about someone who had just gotten back from Japan and was wanting to go back during cherry blossom season. And as I read it, as someone who has seen Japan in cherry blossom season as well as in peak Fall foliage,… Read more
We recently spent a glorious Spring week wandering through Hong Kong and Japan under a sea of Cherry Blossoms and making our way through these two amazing places in the world. Japan is one of my favorite countries and Hong Kong was a fantastic surprise with how much we liked… Read more
I came across a photo of Nara a year or so again and made a point to get it on our travel itinerary for our return trip to Japan. In the end, it ended up being my favorite spot of the trip and I’m so glad I made it a… Read more
A few years ago when we traveled to Rome for the first time we of course spent a morning at the Vatican, as it’s a world renowned travel site regardless of what religion you might practice. During our visit to the Sistine Chapel within the Vatican walls, I was so… Read more
Nick and I love to be able to take trains when we travel over having to fly everywhere and unless flying really does make more sense, we’ll almost always opt for traveling by train. In Japan, the train systems are top notch so they are well worth taking instead of… Read more
For a long time, I’d always looked forward to seeing Japan during cherry blossom season and with the hype this season gets in Japan, I knew it would be amazing. So when our original idea for a Spring trip didn’t end up working out due to scheduling, we moved some… Read more
After my second visit to Japan (third if you count a stop through at Narita airport a few years back where we just spent our layover eating ramen), I have fallen in love with this beautiful country and its people. The soul of the Japanese culture is truly incredible and… Read more
I realize that it’s super helpful to get an idea of how expensive travel is and how much you should budget for a trip. So before I jump into today’s post and future budget posts, let me preface this by saying that I don’t really try to stick to a… Read more