4.2 HANA HOSTEL IN HIROSHIMA Our last stop in Japan was a comfortable one in Hana Hostel, Hiroshima. Located close to the main train station, it was just a quick walk with our...
KOYASAN & HIROSHIMA PHOTO GALLERY My favorite stop of all in Japan was the beautiful mountaintop town of Koyasan. We attended morning prayers with Buddhist monks, slept in a capsule...
MONDAY WITH THE MONKS OF KOYASAN When my alarm woke me at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, I quickly dressed, grabbed my camera and crawled out of my capsule hotel room to meet Britnee. Together...
KYOTO PHOTO GALLERY Kyoto was incredible! We enjoyed the great company of fellow tourists and explored some of Japan's most stunning historic sites. However, the best...
KARAOKE IN KYOTO Barely did Jan hesitate before adding, "And I'll have the jellyfish I think," in his thick German accent, topping off our large order of food and...
4.7 KOYASAN GUEST HOUSE KOKUU IN JAPAN When tourists visit the secluded temple town of Koyasan, it's usually for an overnight stay at a temple lodging where one can experience the life of...
4.6 SAKURA GUEST HOUSE IN TAKAYAMA After burning ourselves out in Tokyo, the peace and quiet we found in the comfortable surroundings of the Sakura Guest House in Takayama was just...
TAKAYAMA PHOTO GALLERY After the rush of Tokyo, our next stop in Japan was the historic mountain town of Takayama. After exploring Higashiyama-teramachi, we took a tour to...
FIRST STOP: TOKYO Charging through Tokyo on what felt like an endless train, Britnee and I still had six more stops before transferring to another line and we were...
HIS PACKING LIST **Update: Read my new packing list about what I wish I would have taken or left at home after traveling for a year.** Here is the list of what...
FAREWELL UTAH: WHAT I’LL MISS WHILE TRAVELING Reading other travel bloggers posts, I noticed many like to list the things they’ll miss while off traveling abroad. Some items were obvious while...
HIS & HER PACKING LISTS What do you pack when you're going to be gone for a year? We're not 100% sure, but we're working on it. Check out our final packing lists complete...
THE GRAND TOUR: TRAVELING IN MY 30s "In the United States, the practice of taking a "year off" remains the exception. Taking a year out has recently become slightly more common for...
