Category: Japan
Essential tips for Japan travel planning
Though I usually prefer to go with the flow when I travel – exploring a new place without a rigid plan – traveling to Japan without planning ahead can be costly at best and significantly impact your enjoyment at worse. If you’re traveling almost an entire day to get there and you have limited time…
Top 10 places you can’t visit in 2020
Is anyone else tired of travel websites and their destination listicles this year? Read the room, Lonely Planet. It’s like being bludgeoned by a list of fall’s best desserts when you’re diabetic. So in honor of my tone deaf peers, I present to you an honest list of the top 10 places you can’t visit…
Epic adventure alert: Around the world in 80 days
After the success of their successful foray into Airbnb Experiences, which feature day tours and cooking classes, Airbnb is launching a new travel offering: Airbnb Adventures. These short 2-10 day trips are hosted journeys that might include mountain hiking or exploring small villages in the countryside. As part of their launch, they’re offering one EPIC…
Who do you become when you travel somewhere?
“If you wake up at a different time in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?” I think about this quote every time I fly. I often wonder who I’m going to be when I land somewhere new. Because without fail, I’m always a slightly different person in a different place.…
Travel for food
When most people plan a vacation somewhere, they think about what there is to do or see there. But there are some places that are worth visiting simply because of what there is to eat there. Why it’s worth it to travel for food One of the best ways to experience culture is to eat…
Staying in Tokyo’s Godzilla hotel
Japan is the land of over-the-top awesomeness. So when I was planning my trip there, I wanted to make sure I was as ridiculous as possible. At the time, the Godzilla hotel had just opened, which put it at the top of my list of places to stay. The hotel is called Hotel Gracery Shinjuku…
