Spring is in the air in Japan, and cherry blossoms are in full bloom.  The Japanese are excited for hanami season.  Celebrating the cherry blossoms and enjoying the spring weather has been such a huge part of the Japanese culture for centuries that there is actually a word for...

♦Guest post by Holly and Bobby Brewin♦ Arigatou Gozaimasu Japan! Well we did it!! But not without lots of help. Indebted to mine and Bobby’s parents as well as my mom’s twin sister Margy for caring for our girls while we were exploring Japan. Quite honestly we did not think...

As most of our friends and family know, we came back from our trip to Japan seven years ago raving about how amazing the country is.  Originally, Japan was not even on our radar as a top vacation spot, but I decided to tag along with Jimmy on a business trip and absolutely fell in...

Visiting Angkor Wat was high on our priority list when we started our exploration of Southeast Asia in November.  Nearly 3.5 months later and a few “slightly out of the way” detours to Hong Kong and Bali, we finally made it!  We also had gone for 3 months since we had our last...

Close your eyes.  What images come to mind when you hear the word “Bali?”  Volcanoes, white sand beaches, coral reefs, Hindu temples, tiered rice paddies, forests full of monkeys? We had 3 weeks left in southeast Asia and couldn’t decide where to go as a final hoorah.  My...

From everything we had heard, our time in Hong Kong would not be complete without a day trip to Macau.  Like Hong Kong, Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China with its own currency, government, and unique cultural background.  While Hong Kong was part of Great...