The second day of our girl's trip was spent in Kamakura! If you have a few extra days in the Tokyo area, this is a great place for a day trip!! We took the train from Yokosuka (where we were staying), but it's a little less than an hour and a half train ride from Tokyo. Firstly, we walked along Komachi-dori, took a bus and found our way to see the Daibutsu ([...]
Just two weeks after coming home from Thailand, my friend Allison and I hopped over to Tokyo to visit our friend Katie (who you've probably seen featured in previous posts, since she used to live in Okinawa) for a few days during her Summer vacation. We stayed at her house in Yokosuka and explored a bit of Tokyo, Kamakura, Yokohama and Enoshima. We got off[...]
Back in July 2016 (yes, almost a year ago!! EEK!) I met my high school friend Tatiana in Thailand for a Thai Island Hopper East tour with Contiki. It was an amazing 9 days, starting in Ko Samui, followed by Ko Tao and ending in Ko Phangan. It was a great first trip to Thailand and I’m already dying to go back!! Be sure to check out the previous Thaila[...]
Happy Summer ya'll!! After days and days of rain... the sun is out, the sky is blue (see what I did there?) which means summer is officially here! Even though I've already published a 101 Things To Do In Okinawa post, I really loved sharing seasonal posts as well; like my Things To Do In Okinawa: Holiday Edition and Things To Do In Okinawa: Spring Edition.[...]
Back in July 2016 (yes, almost a year ago!! EEK!) I met my high school friend Tatiana in Thailand for a Thai Island Hopper East tour with Contiki. It was an amazing 9 days, starting in Koh Samui, followed by Koh Tao and ending in Koh Phangan. It was a great first trip to Thailand and I'm already dying to go back!! Be sure to check out the previous Thailand[...]
Back in July 2016 I met my high school friend Tatiana in Thailand for a Thai Island Hopper East tour with Contiki. Our second day in Koh Samui was a free day, we hired a taxi to take us to the Bang Rak Beach area and visit 2 two of the most popular attractions on the island. The first temple we visited was the Wat Phra Yai, home to the other Big Budd[...]