I’ve eaten excellent food all over the world, from some of the most famous restaurants to hidden gems with incredible accolades. Japan was the best culinary trip I’ve […]

We woke up to heavy rain and had to deal with our bags. I had hoped to use a luggage service to deliver them to the airport, but […]

This was our last tourist day in Japan. We had all of the next day, but it had enough travel logistics, that this was our final day in […]

When we decided to take this trip, Samer said he wanted to see the Japanese monkeys that sit in hot springs. Seeing these monkeys became an anchor point […]

When we got to Tokyo, after being on the road for over a week, we certainly started to slow down. We were less enthusiastic about visiting shrines, museums, […]

I loved Osaka, but had to say goodbye.  We packed and headed to the train station bound for Tokyo. We decided to buy bento boxes to eat on […]

After a late night of carousing, we slept in for the first time in days. It was a good hotel with a great bed, and we slept late. […]

We woke up very early but had a very restful sleep. A temple monk led a prayer at 6 a.m. that all guests were invited to, and as […]

We said goodbye to our friends and grabbed a bus right in Kawayu Onsen. The Kumano Travel website sold us a ticket that got us from our small […]