On my third day in Japan, I took a day trip from Tokyo to Nikko, a small city in the mountains north of Tokyo. I guessed this was slightly off the beaten path when the customer service attendant at Tobu Asakusa Station asked me how I heard about Nikko and […]
Read MoreChasing The Stunning Autumn Foliage in Nikko
48 Hours in Tokyo – How I Spent Day 2 of 4 Days in Tokyo
You would think that after my first 24 hours in Tokyo, walking almost 30k steps in a single day around the city, I would be exhausted. But that was not to be! At 6:00 am the next morning, I was up and eager to see more of Japan’s capital city! […]
Read More24 Hours in Tokyo – How I Spent My First of 4 Days in Japan’s Capital City
My first 24 hours in Tokyo began with a flight that landed at Haneda Airport a little past 10:30 pm. The in-flight experience had been wonderful; we experienced very little turbulence throughout the journey and even landed a few minutes earlier than scheduled. In addition, the flight crew were particularly […]
Read MoreA Whole New World in Cappadocia!
Once I got Cappadocia into my head, it was very difficult to get it out. The fact that our travel dates kept moving for one reason or the other did nothing to keep me calm. But to contain my excitement, anxiety and whatever other feelings I had, I spent one […]
Read MoreSafari and Zanzibar Tour Diaries – First Week Recap
Our first week on tour has been wonderful. We visited a total of four national parks. Starting out in Tarangire, then on to Serengeti via Ngorongoro Crater, down the crater and ending in Lake Manayara National park. We also got to visit a Masai village close to Ngorongoro Crater – […]
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