In planning our sakura-season visit to Japan, we somehow stumbled upon the website for Hoshinoya Fuji. The website features a shot of a bench seat looking out a giant picture window at Mt. Fuji framed by blooming cherry blossom trees. Once we saw that photo, we couldn’t settle for an alternate Fuji accommodation… … More Sakura Season – Hoshinoya Fuji, Japan
We visited Kyoto once before, but it was a whirlwind, 24 hours and just long enough to whet our appetite for the old town. We knew we wanted to return and give ourselves plenty of time to explore… … More Sakura Season – Kyoto, Japan
We decided to visit Japan again this year for our third trip to Tokyo, and we are as much in love with city as ever! We chose to visit during sakura (cherry blossom) season and holy smokes, it was magical. … More Sakura Season – Tokyo, Japan
Today was the start of Thingyan, the Burmese New Year festival celebrated by dousing each other from head to toe with water; a 3-5 day nationwide water fight. … More Myanmar Mission – Thingyan Water Festival, Inle Lake
Apparently, hot air ballooning over the thousands of pagodas in Bagan is the number one tourist attraction in Myanmar, so we couldn’t skip it! … More Myanmar Mission – Ballooning in Bagan
A local boy with very good English began speaking with some of our group members and became an unintentional tour guide for us, imparting tidbits about history, customs and formality, urban legends, and travel tips for the afternoon … More Myanmar Mission – Biking in Bagan
I began to see smaller shack-like residences with people lingering outside, kids were poking their parents and pointing at me, I quickly realized I had entered into a community that was not used to tourists gallivanting through … More Myanmar Mission – Houston to Yangon
If you find yourself in Myanmar, definitely reserve a spot in a Bamboo Delight cooking class; you will make lifelong memories while supporting a great cause. If you are a college aged student looking for an inexpensive and life-changing adventure, seriously consider heading to Inle for a month or two where you will have a home and delicious food provided to you while you mentor to and teach the Burmese youth and adventure around a country that you might otherwise have never seen! … More Bamboo Delight Cooking School – Inle Lake, Myanmar
Here are a few suggestions we put together from our Japan travel experiences that you might consider in planning your own trip to this unique and amazing country … More Travel Tips from our Winter in Japan Adventure
We wanted to get a little bit more of the history behind Japan as a nation and the rapid modernization of Tokyo while we were here. After considering different museum options, we decided that the Edo Tokyo Museum would be a good place to check out. … More Winter in Japan – Day 10 Edo Tokyo Museum
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