Category: asia
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Osaka: Okonomiyaki
By bullet train, Osaka is only 2.5 hrs from Tokyo and seriously how else would you want to go. As the train arrives at the platform 100% on time to this beautiful station I again think about our sad transit system at home. If only our Amtrak was capable of such greatness. Onward we zoom…
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Tokyo: Shibuya & Shinjuku
This all started with my mom mentioning she was going to stop in Japan before coming to Australia to visit me. Immediately I cut her off – do you seriously think I’d let you go to Japan without me! I am sure she rolled her eyes then said fine start looking for flights. We decided…
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Passport Crawl: Bali
The most stressful part of Bali is leaving the airport. After exiting customs you are greeted by 1,000 people saying “taxi, taxi”. They will actually follow you asking where you are going and how much. If you would rather not negotiate or explain where you are headed download the Grab app. You can sync your…
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Animals of Thailand
Day 5 in Thailand: time for Elephants. Who does not want to play with an elephant? We booked with the Blue Elephant Thailand tours. This tour was attractive because it starts off in the mountains riding and bathing elephants, from there we head to zip line, then to tiger kingdom and a bonus trip to…
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Phuket to Chiang Mai
Some vacations are full of lazy beach days; my vacations are rarely like those. Here is what I mean, we spend our last day in Phuket on the Simba Sea Trip. This early morning excursion takes you out on a speed boat around to more lagoons. Since there are over 200 small islands it does…
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