Another day trip option from Tokyo is Mount Takao (Takaosan). Only an hour by train from central Tokyo, this mountain…
Hanging out in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay
I was drawn to visiting the north of Vietnam for two reasons: 1) I’d dreamed about sailing between the karsts…
PANDAmonium in Chengdu
What are the images that pop into your head when you hear the word “China”? Noodles, fireworks, the Great Wall,…
Busy weekend in Bangkok
Last stop on our brother and sister tour: Bangkok! We headed back to the Thai capital for a packed weekend…
Exploring the temples of Angkor
Third Stop on our brother and sister tour and time for a new country: Cambodia! After filling in what seemed…
Finding paradise in Koh Samui
After making new friends in the jungle, it was off to the islands for the second stop of our brother…
Elephants never forget
And I’ll never forget these elephants. I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun or been as happy as…
Three Days in Chiang Mai
First stop on our brother & sister SE Asia trip: the biggest and most culturally significant city in Northern Thailand.…
Two weeks in South East Asia
My brother and I managed to find two free weeks to travel together and decided to hit up South East…
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil…
In an attempt to catch the last of the Autumn leaves, I took the train up north to Nikko. This…
Hollydays 