First Time in Mexico – Oaxaca Rules All 🪅
‼️I've got a lot of blogging to catch up on! We semi-recently made a huge trip to Southeast Asia which I'm super excited to post about but before that, we had a trip to Mexico that was fantastic and transformative for my opinion on our southern
Taketomi Island – the Gem of the Yaeyama Islands 🇯🇵
Taketomi Island is one of the most culturally rich places in Japan. This island is a small island in the Yaeyama Island chain within Okinawa Prefecture.
Hoshinoya Taketomi Island Review: Paradise in the Yaeyama Islands 🌺
My partner and I were looking for somewhere special in Asia to take our honeymoon. We considered multiple locations – Fiji, the Philippines, etc – just about anywhere tropical in Asia. We ultimately settled on somewhere in Okinawa due to the ease of travel (we were already in Japan finishing up a
First Time in the Osaka, Japan Area 🏯 🐙
Despite this being our second trip to Japan, it was our first time visiting Tokyo's grittier cousin, Osaka. A short Shinkansen ride from Tokyo, Osaka is often paired with Tokyo Shinsekai is a bit like Tokyo's Shinjuku, just on a much smaller scale. While Shinsekai is
A Few Days in Hiroshima and Miyajima, Japan ⛩️
For most Americans, hearing the word "Hiroshima" elicits a singular and universal mental image that starts in elementary school. We learn about World War II and the atomic bombs we dropped at a surprisingly early age. Despite the early association, Hiroshima isn't all A-Bomb Dome and
Tokyo 2023: The Second Time 🗼
Tokyo is "the" quintessential Japanese destination – I think just about everyone would agree regardless if you've visited the country or not. Being Asia's incredibly obvious premier city will have those effects. Tokyo was of course ours, and probably 90% of other visitor's,
A Brooklyn View of New York City 🍎
The first time we visited New York was almost a decade ago for a wedding, spending our long weekend essentially solely in Manhattan. Manhattan serves its purpose for a first-time visitor to NYC, but we were more interested in spending less time in the tourist traps, and more time around
First Time in Seattle – a Short, Long Weekend
Moving out West a couple of years ago means we have an entirely new set of destinations a short flight away – gone are the days of exclusively flying to the South and Northeast for a long weekend. We decided Labor Day would be a good chance to sneak out of
A Day Trip to Pinnacles National Park
Pinnacles National Park is one of the country's newest with the area formerly known as Pinnacles National Monument making the switch over in 2013, signed by President Obama. Only a 2.5-3 hour drive from the Bay Area, this park is well-known in Northern California. It was our
A Day's Drive in Big Sur, California 🐙
‼️I'm going to try and write a little more often, including posts about shorter trips or overall quicker things we do. I've tended to just stick to larger out-of-state or international trips to blog about but looking back I've only done about 30-40 posts
Way Up North: Traveling to Del Norte County
Del Norte County is California's northernmost county, is it worth traveling to?
💀Photographing Skull and Roses 2023🌹
On a whim, I reached out to the Skull and Roses team via email, expecting to get denied for a media pass as I had never shot a concert (or any event for that matter). I was pleasantly surprised to hear back from Dennis McNally of all people who for