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...
TRAVEL AROUND JAPAN ON A BUDGET There are many ways to get around Japan through public transportation including subways, busses and bullet trains. One of the most popular options is...
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...
18 REASONS TO VISIT THE KYOTO MONKEY PARK There's no better place to monkey around in Kyoto than at the Iwatayama Monkey Park with 140 free-roaming Japanese Monkeys (Macaques). The park had...
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...
TOKYO PHOTO GALLERY Our first stop in our round-the-world trip was one of the most incredible cities in the world: Tokyo, Japan! Over the course of three days, we barely...
10 FREE THINGS TO DO IN TOKYO Tokyo is one of the world's most expensive cities. Although food and accommodation was high priced during our visit, we were able to offset costs by...
