Japan in Photos – Part II: Walking Around Kyoto
After a great start to our Japan trip, it was time to get our dose of Japanese culture and heritage in our next stop, Kyoto. The amazingly convenient Japanese railway system made it a breeze to get...
View ArticleJapan in Photos: Part III – Nara’s Beautiful Temples and Crazy Deer
After spending a day in Kyoto, we felt like we had seen everything that we were planning on. Kyoto is also such a big and busy city that we just wanted to get away from the crowds. Nara, a small city...
View ArticleJapan in Photos: Part IV Amazing Nikko
After a nice time in Kyoto & Nara, it was time to move on to our next destination. Nikko was the perfect choice! We had originally planned to visit the Hakone area and enjoy the hot springs there...
View ArticleJapan in Photos: Part V – 2 Free Nights at the Park Hyatt Tokyo, Mount Fuji,...
I can see Mount Fuji from my room! As a wedding gift to ourselves, we wanted to stay at a nice hotel in Japan for a couple of nights before we started our backpacking trip across Asia. We had heard...
View ArticleSleeping at Singapore’s Changi Airport
Yup, we slept a night at Singapore’s Changi airport…….and it was good. Now now. We aren’t running short on money or anything. We just chose to sleep at the airport Getting ready to get some sleep at...
View ArticleGetting Up Close & Personal with Elephants at the Elephant Nature Park in...
When we told people that we were heading to Chiang Mai, the first thing they told us was that we had to go to the Elephant Nature Park to see the amazing work that they are doing with rescued...
View Article100 Days of Non-Stop Travel & Adventure
Wow! I cant believe we are already 100 days into our epic adventure around eastern Asia. Feels like just yesterday that we were getting ready to board the flight to our first stop in Japan. It’s been...
View ArticleAnd so it comes to an end…..
Our travels are ending early and we fly back to Chicago on March 7th (and then Columbus) after nearly 6 months of travel. No trips around India or Nepal this time around but we have had the time of our...
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