Tuesday, August 8th, 2024 Friends and family started texting about the Maui wildfires. We were in Kyoto at the time and rained out of doing anything because of a huge storm. Kids were doing homeschooling and screen time while Scot and I planned our next…
Continue reading...August 11th - 16th, 2023 In Kyoto, we were able to slow down a bit and stay in one spot for about 5 days. We got to know the town a bit and found a favorite beef spot for dinner. We did a lot of…
Continue reading...Aug 9th - 11th, 2023 We did not spend a lot of time in the town of Nagoya. Instead we decided to trek the ancient Nakasendo trail. During the Edo period (1603-1868), the Nakasendo trail was a walking route between Tokyo and Kyoto, which spanned…
Continue reading...Aug 7th - 9th, 2023 Everyone knows Mt. Fuji! It's an iconic mountain created from the flowing lava of a volcano, which last erupted in the 1700's! It stands taller than Haleakala at 12,389 feet and is the tallest mountain in Japan. Many of the…
Continue reading...Aug 5th - 7th, 2023 Our first trip on a bullet train! The JR "bullet train" is called the Shinkansen. The routes are extensive and take you all over Japan. You can use the pass for the fast trains as well as the local trains…
Continue reading...July 31 - Aug 5th, 2023 Kon'nichiwa Nihon! We are now in Japan! Tokyo is our first stop on this last leg of our Asia trip. I can't believe we've been traveling for 5 weeks already! Three weeks in Japan and then we are on…
Continue reading...July 25th-31st, 2023 We arrived back to Seoul just in time to celebrate Scot's birthday on July 26th. He wanted to eat Mexican food and watch the Barbie movie in Korea. Not an easy feat. My cousin, Jong Yoon wasn't sure about the Mexican food,…
Continue reading...July 20th-25th, 2023 We flew from Gimpo Airport (dubbed Gimpy by Scot) to Jeju Island. This is an island off the southern tip of South Korea. It is known as the "Hawaii of South Korea," and a place where honeymooners go. There is a stone…
Continue reading...July 18th-20th, 2023 Roadtrip! We got out of the city for a couple days and drove down to GoChang, which is where my brother-in-law's (HK) mother lives. It's a quiet sweet town about 3 hours south of Seoul. The drive was nice and easy (well,…
Continue reading...July 14th-18th, 2023 After ANOTHER delayed flight, we got into Incheon International Airport around 11pm. We did some potty breaks, got our bags and by the time we got out by the taxi stand it was close to midnight. Unfortunately, as a 5 person family,…
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