TAIWAN TEMPLES
Unlike most places who become more secular with prosperity, the Taiwanese actually became more devout.
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TAIWAN
When we sat down to choose places for this massive trip we had lots of different strategies. Of course we wanted to hit places that we’d always wanted to go (Greece!). Places we had always felt needed large amounts of time dedicated to them (Japan!). Koko was really focused on making sure we didn’t just […]Read Post ›
TOKYO
We had been in Japan for about 40 days and ended our tour here in Tokyo. We explored the hard working Osaka and ambled our way through Kyoto. Two nights each in smallish Kanazawa and quaint Takayama. And finally here it was. The city I had been waiting for (lifelong dream achieved). Everything they told […]Read Post ›
NEW YEARS EVE
In Japan, New Years Eve is spent with family. It’s still celebratory and festive but in a much different way. We decided to drink some sake and spend our evening listening to the bells at Chion-in Temple. Patiently waiting for the bells to ring. New Year Fortune Plenty of food on sticks.
CLICHE KYOTO
Kyoto is the cultural jewel of Japan and one of the most sophisticated cities I have ever seen. Everything is beautiful, everything is chic, everything is so aesthetically pleasing it makes you feel like you walked into a Pinterest board. They were and still are eating locally sourced vegetables and displaying them (with dirt still […]Read Post ›
WAY FAR OUT 