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Ahh, Japan. I love it. I decided for my next bucket list I would do another place I love and can't wait to go back to: Japan! So today I've been scouring the depths of the Internet to make the best Japan bucket list ever. Here you'll find the best temples in Japan, best hikes…
Continue reading ➞ Ultimate Japan Bucket List: 100+ Ideas For The Best Trip Ever
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Every now and then I go back through old trip pictures and find some that I love but never did anything with. I've recently done it with Slovenia and Taiwan and I've slowly been…
Continue reading ➞ 40 Photos That Will Have You Dreaming Of Japan
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Before I left for Taiwan, I had no idea what to bring. I had no idea what the weather was going to be like. Hot and cold. Helpful, right? I also didn't know…
Continue reading ➞ The Perfect Packing List For Taiwan And Japan In The Winter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them. I loved Kyoto and wish I could have spent more time there. I didn't realize how spread out it was until after I left, but just within walking or short biking distance of my hostel, there was SO MUCH…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Tokyo was crazy but in the best way. It's pretty overwhelming and can get fairly confusing navigating the streets and subways stations, which are fairly intimidating feeling like their own small towns, but…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. I didn't know much about Japan when I decided to go there. All I knew was sushi, sumo wrestling, and well, not much else. I did know that it was pretty weird though.…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them. I loved Kyoto. I had no idea I was going to visit Japan when I left home for Taiwan. When I first got there, I was not enjoying it. I had planned five weeks in Taiwan and decided to…
Continue reading ➞ 10 Best Things To Do In Kyoto In February
Somehow I developed a minor obsession with the Skytree in Tokyo. I'm not really sure how it happened. I didn't even go to the top. I didn't even go near it, actually, until my second to last day in Japan. But for some reason, I always felt the need to Snapchat it and take pictures…
I've always wanted to go to a cat cafe, well since I first heard of them at least. But really, who doesn't want to go to one? That's the real question. Tokyo has an abundance of them so choosing the right one was tough. There are all kinds of things to think about when choosing…
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Have you ever wanted to know how to make new friends? Look no further! This is how you do it. Granted, they will be deer, not people, but who doesn't want a deer…
Continue reading ➞ Kyoto To Nara Deer Park: The Perfect Day Trip In Japan
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. After our morning in the bamboo forest of Arashiyama outside of Kyoto, it was time to go to Monkey Park Iwatayama, or Monkey Park, or Monkey Mountain, whatever you hear it called. After…
Continue reading ➞ Monkey See, Monkey Do: Visiting Monkey Park Iwatayama In Winter
There are affiliate links in here. I get a small commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is a Pinterest dream come true. I remember when Pinterest first started, there were pictures of some bamboo grove all over it. I don't know if it was this…
Continue reading ➞ What you Need To Know About Visiting The Arashiyama Bamboo Grove In Winter