Category: Netherlands April 2023
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France day 2: first full day in Toulouse
Hello again! Welcome to day 2 of my (partially) solo trip to France. It was another scorcher outside (high of 104 today), so I got an early start and headed straight for breakfast. First some pics of me wandering around (possibly getting a bit lost). First pic of the day, before my hair gets poofy…
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Traveling in style to a place that’s hot as hell.
Hi everyone! Welcome to another adventure with me. This time it is me and only me, as I have left Jimmy behind to watch the dog. This summer Jimmy and I both turn 40 (mine was in June, his in July), so we each planned something we really wanted to do. I decided to head…
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Japan Day 9: Pancakes, Ramen and how I Ended Up in the Cold Staring at a Giant Robot.
Good morning! Guess what? It was another fun but busy day! This day was actually slightly less busy, because at least we were staying in Tokyo and not moving all of our stuff around today. Started out with a later start than other days… we were up and around, looking for breakfast at 9:30am. Now…
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Japan Day 8: A Little Detour into the World of Ghibli Studios on the way to Tokyo
Today we took all of the modes of transportation to get us from Osaka to Tokyo, with a long detour into Ghibli Park near Nagoya. If you know a lot about Studio Ghibli, great! There a tons of pics below that will be familiar to you. If you know nothing about Studio Ghibli, this post…
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Japan Day 7: Universal Studios Japan
Good morning! Another busy day that began before the sun. Today we got to head to Universal Studios Japan, which is a theme park Jimmy and I have never been to! We were especially excited about Super Nintendoland, and I thought we had done so much research to prepare. I felt ready for it. The…
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Japan Day 6: Heading south to Osaka
Good morning! This one may be a little on the short side, as we spent a large portion of our day on the Shinkansen from Nagano to Osaka. However, there are some fun things involved in the day. Firstly, our hotel in Nagano is the Metropolitan hotel which is located next door to the train…
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Japan day 5: From Hot Tubbing Snow Monkeys to Soba Tasting Menu
Good morning! I get to write about a lot of fun things that we did today, but first I want to make sure I don’t forget to mention a weird quirk: if you’re ever in the mountains around Nagano, bring your own soap. I have no idea why, but many public bathrooms don’t have hand…
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Day 4: Nozawaonsen (including the fire festival)
Good morning! Another jam packed day today, this time in the very picturesque town of Nozawa. I really can’t oversell how gorgeous this place is. It’s a bit more remote feeling than Hakuba, mainly because you’ve got to take a train and bus to get here. We thought it would be fun to visit a…
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Winter in Japan Day 3: Snowboarding in Hakuba, and visiting a castle in Matsumoto
Hello everyone! Let’s just start things out by saying that I woke up at 3am… and didn’t go back to sleep. So that’s where we are today. Jam packed day today, with mountains, mishaps, and miso! Overall not too bad. We started out today knowing that our little group would be splitting up. Jimmy and…
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Winter in Japan Day 2: Hakuba in the Japanese Alps
Hello! Welcome to our first full day in Japan, which was mostly a travel day. We got up early to catch a limited express train from Shinjuku station in Tokyo to Hakuba station up in the mountains near Nagano. The reason why we chose to come to Japan in the middle of winter was because…
