Sorry I have been so bad about writing for a week or so. We are having such a great time in Thailand.
After spending a couple days in Bangkok we decided to leave one day early and head to Chaing Mai which is in the northern part of Thailand. The options for getting there [...]
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Sean wanted to get a massage while we were in Thailand, yet I was very reluctant. I have heard the stories of wandering hands and I really didnt want to spend the whole time they were doing the massage wondering if their hands were going to go places they shouldn’t.
Sean convinced me [...]
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Since our flight leaves from Macau we decided to spend a couple days here before flying out to Bangkok. For some reason Sean and I stayed in a nice hotel for two nights and all the sudden we are high class. for our stay in Macau we booked two nights at the Venetian [...]
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Our time in Hong Kong got off to a bad start with the hotel the first night, it got a bit better with the nice hotel.
Not that it is any surprise but the weather here in Hong Kong has been hot, but a different kind of hot than Japan. Getting out and [...]
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We had an interesting introduction to Hong Kong. After almost missing out plane in Nagoya due to free internet we found it was a great start to the evening.
After getting into Hong Kong we easily found an ATM to fill our wallets again and then a train into the city with a free [...]
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We had a great time in Japan. Yesterday while getting ready to fly out of Nagoya I was both sad to leave and excited to continue on the journey.
I found the people of Japan to be friendly and helpful even with the language barrier. I loved the japanese sense of style [...]
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Kyoto was a fun place filled with both modern and traditional things. Many women walked down the street all done up with their kimonos but then there were high rise buildings and very fashion forward people. It was a great mix.
Kyoto has more than a hundred shrines scattered through out the area which [...]
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After the crazy adventure of Mt. Fuji we headed to Hiroshima which was quite a bit further south. After 5 hours on multiple trains we arrived in Hiroshima, and surprising it was even hotter than other places in Japan. After trying to make our way on the local buses and tram system we [...]
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Let me start this by saying that Sean and I will not be climbing any mountain ever again. The books arent kidding when they say it was hard, definetly significantly harder than Mt. Sinai. So with that I will try and give you an idea of what the climb was like for us.
We [...]
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When most people think of Japanese food the first thing that pops into your head is sushi. Although I am a fan of sushi I tend to stop liking it after about 4 pieces (Erik that doesnt mean I hate it). My thought is why only have sushi when you can have a [...]
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