Japan
February 9, 2017
Traveling Tokyo on a Tight Budget Some think traveling Tokyo on a tight budget is impossible. While traveling in a country’s largest city is almost always […]
July 18, 2016
How I saved $1,249 dollars traveling in Japan Japan has a reputation for being a very expensive country. But actually, it’s on par or slightly cheaper […]
July 11, 2016
As part of the popular via Instagram series of posts, I’ve decided to continue with the theme that included Bangladesh via Instagram, Peru via Instagram, and […]
June 20, 2016
Japan is not as expensive as its reputation might lead one to believe. Misconceptions have led prospective visitors to place the country as the holy grail […]
May 15, 2013
A 17-day journey through the lesser-traveled Japan I thought my Facebook campaign for Japan was quite successful and I wanted to compile all those highlights […]
April 4, 2013
Naoshima Island is one of the most interesting art projects I’ve come across during my travels. Since 1989, the small island, located in Japan’s Seto […]
March 28, 2013
While traveling in Japan, I wanted to report on some of the alternative accommodation types. From Fukuoka, I already wrote about sleeping in a capsule hotel. […]
March 25, 2013
There are onsen for everybody in Beppu: mud baths, sand baths, and the typical mineral water baths. Onsen is the Japanese word for hot springs. Normally […]
March 22, 2013
My trip to Japan was loosely planned around onsen. Onsen is the Japanese term for hot springs. Only on rare occasions are these hot springs in […]
March 20, 2013
I thought it was going to be a one-time post when I wrote about my first day in Vietnam last year. But after thinking it over, […]
March 16, 2013
Stopping in Kumamoto was a last-minute decision for me. It turned out to be a good one. The city was on the way from Fukuoka […]
March 13, 2013
On the day I arrived in Japan, all the hostels in Fukuoka were booked solid. It was a Korean holiday, and the international ferry to Fukuoka […]
March 10, 2013
For most of us, ramen is a plastic package of dried noodles and powder flavoring. For fancy ramen, we might imagine a styrofoam bowl filled with […]
March 6, 2013
There is only one proper way to get to an island. I always feel like I’m cheating myself if I fly. To get to Japan, I […]