Monthly Archives: June 2014

Macau, Macao?

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Matt

Ferry was hassle free, customs hassle free, you can use HKD, no exchange needed, awesome; casino girls waiting to pickup the gamblers directly from the arrival desk, check. Welcome to the city of dreams, Macau, or Macao… This was one place we admittedly added to our plans when we started looking at things to do in … Continue reading »

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Hello HK

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Matt

Landed! Back to a land of driving on the correct side of the road… cramped flight with Spring airways, but we’re here. Let’s see what all the fuss is about. First stop, dim sum in a Michelin star restaurant, EatTravelGeek! A review of the restaurant. Update! Well, One Dim Sum was great! The surroundings or … Continue reading »

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Kyoto, the beautiful city. Love hotels, Geisha and Abura noodles

Posted on June 14, 2014 by Heather

Steeped in history, Kyoto is known as the most beautiful city in Japan. If you have the dreamy world of “Memoirs of a Geisha” in your mind, you won’t be too disappointed. After arriving by bullet train (awesome! and probably the best/cheapest way to get a ride on the train), we oriented ourselves and headed … Continue reading »

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Osakaaaaa! Spa world and indoor markets

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Matt

So we arrived from Tokyo on the sleeper bus fairly early in the morning, we’d had a good nights sleep in the bus, the buses are fantastic! I guess it’s because the roads are much like ours that we were easily able to watch a film and get to sleep without bumping out of our … Continue reading »

Categories: Japan | Tags: cross-dressing, Dr Oxygen, hotel diamond, Japanese Cabbage Pancakes, Nipponbashi, Okonomiyaki, onsen, Osaka, Pachinko, pinball, Shinkansen, sleeper bus, spa, spa world, spas, tempura, Tokyo, When the Cherry Blossoms Fall, World sauna | Leave a comment

Tokyo!

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Matt

So… Tokyo is like…Amazing! Our original plan of spending just 4 days here (because the guide books said that’s all we need) has turned into 9 days and we still feel like we could stay longer even though the rainy season has kicked in over the last couple of days! We’ll be updating the website … Continue reading »