Travel
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?
Southern Taiwan Travel in Tainan and Xiaoliuqiu 🇹🇼
Part 2 in a 2-part series on my trip to Taiwan, view part 1 in Taipei here! Tainan is more conservative and has a much slower pace than Taipei (although having "slow" pace in most parts of Taiwan is a misnomer), but that also means generally older and
Visiting Taipei, Taiwan (+ Jiufen) in 2023 🇹🇼
Part 1 in a 2-part series on my trip to Taiwan, view part 2 in Southern Taiwan here! I began my tour of Taiwan meeting my close friend in the southern Taiwan city of Tainan. While the southern sector of the country was fantastic (more on that soon), I was
(Less Than) 24 Hours in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
We were fortunate enough to have a long layover in Copenhagen on the way home from Germany.