One of the fabulous perks about being on the road is that you get to have new culinary experiences that just are not available at home. Whether it be new ingredients or different standards for health codes, there are always tasty adventures to be had. In light of the many adventures we’ve during our travels,… Continue reading Our 5 Favorite Foods from Around the World
We are starting to take Guest Photos for Wanderlust Wednesday. If you are interested, please contact us! Looking at this photograph, I’m overwhelmed with nostalgia, happiness, and melancholy. It was taken on my last day in Tokyo, my second trip to Japan within a 4-month timespan. My primary purpose for returning to the eastern hemisphere… Continue reading Wanderlust Wednesday – Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo, Japan
Have you ever had a travel experience that has haunted you for years after? Our first backpacking trip abroad was to Japan and I still find it filling my dreams at night and constantly on my mind. We consistently list it as our favorite country (which, looking back, means it has an incredibly high bar).… Continue reading Wanderlust Wednesday: Fushimi Inari
It was July of 2008 and we walked up to our hostel in Hiroshima, Japan, sweaty, sticky, and tired. Why did we decide that coming to Japan during the summer was a good idea? Oh yeah, I guess it was the only opportunity we had to join our friend during his last month of summer… Continue reading Finding Forgiveness in Hiroshima
This picture was also off of the old film set that had gotten the eerie effect from the Hiroshima A-Bomb Dome. This is a shrine at the Hida Folk Village in Takayama, Japan. I was so taken aback by the beautiful light that had presented itself, I had to capture this tranquil moment. While the… Continue reading Travel Photography – Hida Folk Village – Takayama, Japan
This week we go to one of my most favorite places in the world - The Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. I took my mom's 20 year old camera and some old film and decided to make the best of what I had. The set that came out was amazing and bizarre. I am… Continue reading Travel Photography – Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
We have a small obsession over baseball in Hiroshima, Japan, and by obsession I mean the super awesome and amazing Hiroshima Carps. GO CARPS! Baseball in Japan is not to be missed. These people LOVE their team and by LOVE their team I mean that while their teams are equivalent to our minor leagues, they… Continue reading Travel Photography – Hiroshima Carps Baseball Game
Believe it or not, but I did not do any post processing on this picture. This was done on film and either there was some weird crazy energy that changed the way the film came out or the film was old... however none of my other Hiroshima pictures developed like this one. The Hiroshima bombing… Continue reading Travel Photography – Hiroshima Bombing
Wow time is flying by! We're already mid-month and I'm starting to count the weeks by my travel photography posts. This week's picture is brought to you by our visit to the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. I always try to go to zoos and aquariums when we travel (guilty pleasure) and I have to say this… Continue reading Travel Photography – Penguins in the Osaka Aquarium
When Shaun and I travel, one of the things I look forward to the most is the top meals we could have in the different countries we visit. I am the first to say that, while it is important to stay healthy on your trips, I will also be one of the first people that… Continue reading Top 4 Meals Abroad
I'm going to start posting some of my favorite pictures that I have taken abroad every week. Osaka, Japan was one of my favorite places in Japan and I couldn't help but happily snap away. The main strip, Dotonburi is amazing and full of life and colors. If you're looking for things to do in… Continue reading Things to Do in Osaka – Dotonburi
Second only to our love of traveling is eating. Aside from the amazing sushi, wonderful ramen, and delicious vendor foods (takoyaki, etc), the most amazing meal we have had to date was eaten in Takayama, Japan. The food in Japan has quite the variety! As self-respecting carnivores, Erica and I live for meat. After hearing… Continue reading Food in Japan – Eating Our Way Through Takayama
Nestled in a valley in the Yamashiro Basin, lies the beautiful city of Kyoto. With such beauty all around, it is no wonder there are so many things to do in Kyoto. While preparing for our trip to Kyoto, we were warned that it is incredibly hot there during the summer (and equally cold during… Continue reading Things to do in Kyoto, Japan
Tokyo is a city that needs no introduction. This de-facto capital served as the starting and finishing point of our 3 week trek through Japan. While we only averaged a couple days in most cities, a solid week was allocated for Tokyo alone. However, even with 7 days to wander the streets, we barely scraped… Continue reading Things to do in Tokyo, Japan
After very brief stints in Tokyo and Nagoya (both of which we'd come back to later in the trip), we made our way to the first city on our list, Hiroshima. Here are a few things to do in Hiroshima, Japan if you find yourself there. We called ahead and found a nice hostel in… Continue reading Things to do in Hiroshima, Japan
