Thinking of traveling to Japan? This ultimate japan travel guide is here to help you with everything from the best times to visit, to navigating transportation, to my personal food bucket list!
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Continue ReadingCurious about Japanese regional kitkats? I break down some fun facts about Kit Kats in Japan, and share an infographic on where to find some of the exotic, regional flavors.
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A comprehensive guide to wagyu beef and kobe beef, as well as where to find it in Japan and the USA.
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Iceland is one of the hottest places to travel these days, and we sprang on some cheap deals to see the northern lights.
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Local transit in Japan is amazing and can eliminate the need for a rental car entirely. But it can also be a little overwhelming with JR Passes, trains, and shinkansen. Check out this guide for all you need to know.
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A whirlwind adventure to jam-pack five cities across Japan into ten days. Visiting my favorite places and sharing this Japan travel with my partner was so much fun.
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I have finally, finally gotten around to part two of the Kiwimoon, our honeymoon adventures in the South Island! So much fun from wineries, horseback riding, beautiful scenery, and a night out with amazing cocktails! – – Day 10: Tiny house and The Winery. While in Queenstown for this stint, we stayed in a tiny house! While I definitely could not live in a tiny house long term, I love short getaways in tiny houses that seem so cozy and still have all the essentials. This one had a gorgeous view of the bay, a cozy loft bed, and a pretty…
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Hey guys, we’re back from New Zealand and I just want to share with you every minute of our honeymoon adventure! I want to make sure I jot this down while the memories are still fresh because it was such an amazing trip. We were there for two and a half weeks, so I’m breaking this into two parts, the north island and the south island! Here’s the north island scoop: Day 1: Travel. After the wedding we were exhausted, but at least we played that “honeymoon” card, and got bumped up to Economy plus on the first leg of our…
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Last week was my best friend’s birthday, and so we went out in Rockville, MD to celebrate! A recommendation from a coworker, we tried out La Canela in Rockville Town Center. It was just a double date, but I love going to Peruvian places with Tyler since he studied abroad in Peru and can judge authenticity. Two thumbs up from Tyler! They started us off with an amouse-bouche, or a complimentary chef appetizer. I can’t quite remember what they called it, but it was basically a savory fried pastry wrapped around a ceviche center. It was quite tasty, and the…
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So I’ve been planner geeking out with a couple of my coworkers recently helping a friend set up her new planner, and I have to say, it’s making me think more consciously about my planner than I have in a while. After my initial set-up, and I might call it slight obsession over my planner, it’s fallen a bit by the wayside. And by that I mean in the most successful way possible. If the planner itself recedes into the background and I’m more focused on tasks and productivity, then I’m succeeding, right? So here’s some of the pros and…
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So this past weekend we got to see Hamilton at the Kennedy Center! If you happen to have been living under a rock and have no idea what I’m talking about, it’s a 2h 45min musical about Alexander Hamilton and the other founding fathers culminating in the duel where Aaron Burr killed Hamilton. It’s got insanely catchy music, fusing hip hop, R&B, pop, soul, and rap, and color-casts non-white actors with deliberation. It’s a crazy piece of history, both in the telling and the making, and it’s also just good old fun. The Kennedy Center production we saw was amazing.…
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One of my friends is joining weight watchers with me, and I wanted to be helpful and compile a list of my go-to foods and snacks to help her get started! Let me start from the beginning though. I am getting out of my comfort zone and trying a variety of things to try to feel and look my best for my wedding this fall! I started off with whole30, which you can read about in various posts: A two week look at whole30; the best and worst of whole30; among a few recipes (see the best and worst post). Yes it’s a…
